Lecturer in Soil
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
I am an ecosystem ecologist, interested in plant-soil interactions and their consequences on carbon and nutrient cycling in a changing world. Through laboratory and field experiments, I study the drivers of litter decomposition and soil organic matter formation.
Book Chapter
Climate change impacts on soil biology
Canarini A, Fuchslueger L, Joly F & Richter A (2023) Climate change impacts on soil biology. In: Goss MJ & Oliver M (eds.) Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. 2 ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 578-586. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-822974-3.00244-5
Article
Wan X, Joly F, Jia H, Zhu M, Fu Y & Huang Z (2023) Functional identity drives tree species richness-induced increases in litterfall production and forest floor mass in young tree communities. New Phytologist, 240 (3), pp. 1003-1014. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19216
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Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition
Joly F, Scherer-Lorenzen M & Hättenschwiler S (2023) Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition. Nature Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01948-z
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Soil fauna precipitate the convergence of organic matter quality during decomposition
Joly F, Coq S & Subke J (2022) Soil fauna precipitate the convergence of organic matter quality during decomposition. Oikos. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09497
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Faeces traits as unifying predictors of detritivore effects on organic matter turnover
Coq S, Ganault P, LeMer G, Nahmani J, Capowiez Y, Dignac M, Rumpel C & Joly F (2022) Faeces traits as unifying predictors of detritivore effects on organic matter turnover. Geoderma, 422, Art. No.: 115940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115940
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Litter diversity accelerates labile carbon but slows recalcitrant carbon decomposition
Wang L, Zhou Y, Chen Y, Xu Z, Zhang J, Liu Y & Joly F (2022) Litter diversity accelerates labile carbon but slows recalcitrant carbon decomposition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 168, Art. No.: 108632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108632
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Synergistic interactions between detritivores disappear under reduced rainfall
Joly F, McAvoy E & Subke J (2021) Synergistic interactions between detritivores disappear under reduced rainfall. Ecology, 102 (4), Art. No.: e03299. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3299
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Detritivore conversion of litter into faeces accelerates organic matter turnover
Joly F, Coq S, Coulis M, David J, Hättenschwiler S, Mueller CW, Prater I & Subke J (2020) Detritivore conversion of litter into faeces accelerates organic matter turnover. Communications Biology, 3, Art. No.: 660. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01392-4
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Desie E, Van Meerbeek K, De Wandeler H, Bruelheide H, Domisch T, Jaroszewicz B, Joly F, Vancampenhout K, Vesterdal L & Muys B (2020) Positive feedback loop between earthworms, humus form and soil pH reinforces earthworm abundance in European forests. Functional Ecology, 34 (12), pp. 2598-2610. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13668
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Tree diversity is key for promoting the diversity and abundance of forest-associated taxa in Europe
Ampoorter E, Barbaro L, Jactel H, Baeten L, Boberg J, Carnol M, Castagneyrol B, Charbonnier Y, Dawud SM, Deconchat M, Smedt PD, Wandeler HD, Guyot V, Hättenschwiler S & Joly F (2020) Tree diversity is key for promoting the diversity and abundance of forest-associated taxa in Europe. Oikos, 129 (2), pp. 133-146. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.06290
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Rainfall frequency, not quantity, controls isopod effect on litter decomposition
Joly F, Weibel AK, Coulis M & Throop HL (2019) Rainfall frequency, not quantity, controls isopod effect on litter decomposition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 135, pp. 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.05.003
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Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests
Baeten L, Bruelheide H, van der Plas F, Kambach S, Ratcliffe S, Jucker T, Allan E, Ampoorter E, Barbaro L, Bastias CC, Bauhus J, Benavides R, Bonal D, Bouriaud O & Joly F (2019) Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (3), pp. 733-744. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13308
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Joly F, Coq S, Coulis M, Nahmani J & Hättenschwiler S (2018) Litter conversion into detritivore faeces reshuffles the quality control over C and N dynamics during decomposition. Functional Ecology, 32 (11), pp. 2605-2614. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13178
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Tree identity rather than tree diversity drives earthworm communities in European forests
De Wandeler H, Bruelheide H, Dawud SM, Danila G, Domisch T, Finer L, Hermy M, Jaroszewicz B, Joly F, Muller S, Ratcliffe S, Raulund-Rasmussen K, Rota E, Van Meerbeek K, Vesterdal L & Muys B (2018) Tree identity rather than tree diversity drives earthworm communities in European forests. Pedobiologia, 67, pp. 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2018.01.003
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Joly F & Coulis M (2018) Comparison of cellulose vs. plastic cigarette filter decomposition under distinct disposal environments. Waste Management, 72, pp. 349-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.11.023
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van der Plas F, Ratcliffe S, Ruiz-Benito P, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Verheyen K, Wirth C, Zavala MA, Ampoorter E, Baeten L, Barbaro L, Bastias CC, Bauhus J, Benavides R, Benneter A & Joly F (2018) Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality. Ecology Letters, 21 (1), pp. 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12868
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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context
Ratcliffe S, Wirth C, Jucker T, van der Plas F, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Verheyen K, Allan E, Benavides R, Bruelheide H, Ohse B, Paquette A, Ampoorter E, Bastias CC, Bauhus J & Joly F (2017) Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context. Ecology Letters, 20 (11), pp. 1414-1426. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12849
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Coulis M & Joly F (2017) Allometric equations for estimating fresh biomass of five soil macroinvertebrate species from neotropical agroecosystems. European Journal of Soil Biology, 83, pp. 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2017.09.006
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Joly F, Kurupas KL & Throop HL (2017) Pulse frequency and soil-litter mixing alter the control of cumulative precipitation over litter decomposition. Ecology, 98 (9), pp. 2255-2260. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1931
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Dawud SM, Raulund-Rasmussen K, Ratcliffe S, Domisch T, Finer L, Joly F, Hattenschwiler S & Vesterdal L (2017) Tree species functional group is a more important driver of soil properties than tree species diversity across major European forest types. Functional Ecology, 31 (5), pp. 1153-1162. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12821
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Joly F, Milcu A, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Jean L, Bussotti F, Dawud SM, Muller S, Pollastrini M, Raulund-Rasmussen K & Vesterdal L (2017) Tree species diversity affects decomposition through modified micro-environmental conditions across European forests. New Phytologist, 214 (3), pp. 1281-1293. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14452
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Shihan A, Hattenschwiler S, Milcu A, Joly F, Santonja M & Fromin N (2017) Changes in soil microbial substrate utilization in response to altered litter diversity and precipitation in a Mediterranean shrubland. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 53 (2), pp. 171-185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-016-1166-9
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Joly F, Fromin N, Kiikkila O & Hattenschwiler S (2016) Diversity of leaf litter leachates from temperate forest trees and its consequences for soil microbial activity. Biogeochemistry, 129 (3), pp. 373-388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-016-0239-z
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Drivers of earthworm incidence and abundance across European forests
De Wandeler H, Sousa-Silva R, Ampoorter E, Bruelheide H, Carnol M, Dawud SM, Danila G, Finer L, Hattenschwiler S, Hermy M, Jaroszewicz B, Joly F, Muller S, Pollastrini M & Ratcliffe S (2016) Drivers of earthworm incidence and abundance across European forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 99, pp. 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.05.003
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Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality
van der Plas F, Manning P, Soliveres S, Allan E, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Verheyen K, Wirth C, Zavala MA, Ampoorter E, Baeten L, Barbaro L, Bauhus J, Benavides R, Benneter A & Joly F (2016) Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (13), pp. 3557-3562. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1517903113
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van der Plas F, Manning P, Allan E, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Verheyen K, Wirth C, Zavala MA, Hector A, Ampoorter E, Baeten L, Barbaro L, Bauhus J, Benavides R, Bussotti F & Joly F (2016) Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests. Nature Communications, 7, Art. No.: 11109. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11109
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Litter-type specific microbial responses to the transformation of leaf litter into millipede feces
Joly F, Coulis M, Gerard A, Fromin N & Hattenschwiler S (2015) Litter-type specific microbial responses to the transformation of leaf litter into millipede feces. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 86, pp. 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.03.014
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Tesitelova T, Kotilinek M, Jersakova J, Joly F, Kosnar J, Tatarenko I & Selosse M (2015) Two widespread green Neottia species (Orchidaceae) show mycorrhizal preference for Sebacinales in various habitats and ontogenetic stages. Molecular Ecology, 24 (5), pp. 1122-1134. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13088
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Baeten L, Verheyen K, Wirth C, Bruelheide H, Bussotti F, Finer L, Jaroszewicz B, Selvi F, Valladares F, Allan E, Ampoorter E, Auge H, Avacariei D, Barbaro L & Joly F (2013) A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 15 (5), pp. 281-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2013.07.002
