title: Mixing soil samples across experimental units ignores uncertainty and generates incorrect estimates of soil biota effects on plants: Response to Cahill et al. (2017) 'No silver bullet: different soil handling techniques are useful for different research questions, exhibit differential type I and II error rates, and are sensitive to sampling intensity'.
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
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
mesh_terms: D058448:Biota; D010944:Plants; D012987:Soil; D035501:Uncertainty
chemical_list: D012987:Soil
keywords: plant-soil biota experiment; plant-soil biota interaction; pooling; power analysis; simulation; soil handling methods; type I & II statistical errors