Eucalypt monoculture plantations can adversely impact soil properties. However, a thorough assessment of their effects on soil invertebrate communities is lacking, impeding our ability to acquire a deeper understanding about the potential impacts of these intensively managed plantations on soil functioning. To quantify the effects of eucalypt plantations on soil invertebrate communities, and to identify the main moderators driving these effects, we performed a meta‐analysis of studies reporting the effects of eucalypt monoculture plantations in comparison with other land use types involving different potential levels of disturbance to the soil matrix (native forests, other forestry plantations, croplands, grasslands, integrated crop‐livestock‐forestry, and invasive copses). We addressed these effects on the density (26 studies contributing 143 comparisons) and diversity (14 studies contributing 168 comparisons) of soil invertebrates. Density was lower in eucalypt plantations than in other forestry plantations, but higher than in grasslands and integrated crop‐livestock‐forestry. Diversity was lower in eucalypt plantations compared to native forests, yet higher when compared with other forestry plantations. When compared with other forestry plantations, the effects of eucalypt plantations on soil invertebrates depended on the type of other forestry plantation, the mean annual temperature, and the annual precipitation. Accounting for the diverse effects of eucalypt plantations relative to other land uses and climatic factors, along with the integration of data on soil physico‐chemical properties and different management practices, can contribute to a better understanding of how changes in land cover impact soil invertebrates and help managers to make informed decisions about the establishment of eucalypt plantations.

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桉树单作人工林对土壤无脊椎动物群落的影响：荟萃分析


桉树单一种植园会对土壤特性产生不利影响。然而，缺乏对它们对土壤无脊椎动物群落影响的全面评估，这阻碍了我们更深入地了解这些集约化管理种植园对土壤功能的潜在影响的能力。为了量化桉树种植园对土壤无脊椎动物群落的影响，并确定驱动这些影响的主要调节因素，我们对报告桉树单一种植园与其他土地利用类型（原生林、其他林业人工林、 农田、草原、农作物-畜牧-林业综合和入侵性灌木丛）。我们解决了这些对土壤无脊椎动物密度（26 项研究提供 143 项比较）和多样性（14 项研究提供 168 项比较）的影响。桉树人工林的密度低于其他林业人工林，但高于草原和作物-畜牧-林业综合体。与原生林相比，桉树人工林的多样性较低，但与其他人工林相比则较高。与其他人工林相比，桉树人工林对土壤无脊椎动物的影响取决于其他人工林的类型、年平均温度和年降水量。 考虑桉树种植园相对于其他土地利用和气候因素的不同影响，以及整合土壤物理化学特性和不同管理实践的数据，有助于更好地了解土地覆盖变化如何影响土壤无脊椎动物，并帮助管理人员就桉树种植园的建立做出明智的决定。