title: A common soil handling technique can generate incorrect estimates of soil biota effects on plants.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Laboratory, 243 Fort Keogh Road, Miles City, MT, 59301-4016, USA.
authors.forename: Kurt O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Reinhart
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Laboratory, 243 Fort Keogh Road, Miles City, MT, 59301-4016, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rinella
mesh_terms: D058448:Biota; D003198:Computer Simulation; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D012987:Soil
keywords: microbial ecology; plant-soil biota experiment; plant-soil feedback; soil handling technique; type I error