Aboveground–belowground interactions as a source of complementarity effects in biodiversity experiments

Plant species richness drives the density and diversity of Collembola in temperate grassland

(2011) Alexander C.W. Sabais et al.   ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The functional role of producer diversity in ecosystems

(2011) Bradley J. Cardinale et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Mycorrhizal fungal identity and diversity relaxes plant–plant competition

(2011) Cameron Wagg et al.   ECOLOGY

Genotypic richness and dissimilarity opposingly affect ecosystem functioning

(2011) A. Jousset et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Plant Diversity Surpasses Plant Functional Groups and Plant Productivity as Driver of Soil Biota in the Long Term

(2011) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   PLoS One

Changes in Plant Species Richness Induce Functional Shifts in Soil Nematode Communities in Experimental Grassland

(2011) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   PLoS One

Plant community effects on the diversity and pathogen suppressive activity of soil streptomycetes

(2010) Matthew G. Bakker et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Effects of earthworms on above- and belowground herbivores

(2010) Susanne Wurst   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Foliar fungal pathogens and grassland biodiversity

(2010) Eric Allan et al.   ECOLOGY

Niche complementarity due to plasticity in resource use: plant partitioning of chemical N forms

(2010) Isabel W. Ashton et al.   ECOLOGY

Divergent composition but similar function of soil food webs of individual plants: plant species and community effects

(2010) T. M. Bezemer et al.   ECOLOGY

Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis

(2010) N. Eisenhauer et al.   ECOLOGY

Soil microbes drive the classic plant diversity–productivity pattern

(2010) Stefan A. Schnitzer et al.   ECOLOGY

A meta-analysis of context-dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi

(2010) Jason D. Hoeksema et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Soil fungal pathogens and the relationship between plant diversity and productivity

(2010) John L. Maron et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Soil biodiversity and carbon cycling: a review and synthesis of studies examining diversity-function relationships

(2010) U. N. Nielsen et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Are root exudates more important than other sources of rhizodeposits in structuring rhizosphere bacterial communities?

(2010) Paul G. Dennis et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Plant defence theory re-examined: nonlinear expectations based on the costs and benefits of resource mutualisms

(2010) Rachel L. Vannette et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment

(2010) Christoph Scherber et al.   NATURE

Labile soil carbon inputs mediate the soil microbial community composition and plant residue decomposition rates

(2010) Marie-Anne de Graaff et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional identity versus species richness: herbivory resistance in plant communities

(2010) Christoph Scherber et al.   OECOLOGIA

Changes in herbivore control in arable fields by detrital subsidies depend on predator species and vary in space

(2010) Karsten von Berg et al.   OECOLOGIA

Macro-detritivore identity drives leaf litter diversity effects

(2010) Veronique C. A. Vos et al.   OIKOS

The action of an animal ecosystem engineer: Identification of the main mechanisms of earthworm impacts on soil microarthropods

(2010) Nico Eisenhauer   PEDOBIOLOGIA

Bacterial Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning Relations Are Modified by Environmental Complexity

(2010) Silke Langenheder et al.   PLoS One

Substantial nitrogen acquisition by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from organic material has implications for N cycling

(2010) A. Hodge et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sustaining multiple ecosystem functions in grassland communities requires higher biodiversity

(2010) E. S. Zavaleta et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Functional diversity of microbial decomposers facilitates plant coexistence in a plant-microbe-soil feedback model

(2010) T. Miki et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plant diversity enhances the reliability of belowground processes

(2010) Alexandru Milcu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Rooting theories of plant community ecology in microbial interactions

(2010) James D. Bever et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Synergistic effects of microbial and animal decomposers on plant and herbivore performance

(2009) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Species interaction mechanisms maintain grassland plant species diversity

(2009) Forest I. Isbell et al.   ECOLOGY

Belowground nitrogen partitioning in experimental grassland plant communities of varying species richness

(2009) Stefanie von Felten et al.   ECOLOGY

Plant species richness and functional composition drive overyielding in a six-year grassland experiment

(2009) Elisabeth Marquard et al.   ECOLOGY

Long-term effects of plant diversity and composition on soil nematode communities in model grasslands

(2009) Maria Viketoft et al.   ECOLOGY

Ecological mechanisms associated with the positive diversity–productivity relationship in an N-limited grassland

(2009) D. A. Fornara et al.   ECOLOGY

Effects of mycorrhizal fungi on insect herbivores: a meta-analysis

(2009) Julia Koricheva et al.   ECOLOGY

Plant species loss decreases arthropod diversity and shifts trophic structure

(2009) Nick M. Haddad et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Biodiversity, productivity and the temporal stability of productivity: patterns and processes

(2009) Forest I. Isbell et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Mycorrhizal Fungal–Plant–Insect Interactions: The Importance of a Community Approach

(2009) Catherine Gehring et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Support from the underground: Induced plant resistance depends on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

(2009) Anne Kempel et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship due to increased plant density

(2009) Elisabeth Marquard et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Soil biota accelerate decomposition in high-elevation forests by specializing in the breakdown of litter produced by the plant species above them

(2009) Edward Ayres et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant and fungal identity determines pathogen protection of plant roots by arbuscular mycorrhizas

(2009) Benjamin A. Sikes et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Earthworm and belowground competition effects on plant productivity in a plant diversity gradient

(2009) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   OECOLOGIA

Decomposers and root feeders interactively affect plant defence in Sinapis alba

(2009) Maité Lohmann et al.   OECOLOGIA

Symbiotic soil microorganisms as players in aboveground plant-herbivore interactions - the role of rhizobia

(2009) Anne Kempel et al.   OIKOS

Cereal aphid control by generalist predators in presence of belowground alternative prey: Complementary predation as affected by prey density

(2009) Karsten von Berg et al.   PEDOBIOLOGIA

Plant–rhizobia mutualism influences aphid abundance on soybean

(2009) Jennifer M. Dean et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Plant community impacts on the structure of earthworm communities depend on season and change with time

(2009) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Impacts of earthworms and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomus intraradices) on plant performance are not interrelated

(2009) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

NITROGEN LIMITATION OF NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS IS GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED

(2008) David S. LeBauer et al.   ECOLOGY

EARTHWORMS AND LEGUMES CONTROL LITTER DECOMPOSITION IN A PLANT DIVERSITY GRADIENT

(2008) Alexandru Milcu et al.   ECOLOGY

MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS INCREASE THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR OVERALL ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING

(2008) Lars Gamfeldt et al.   ECOLOGY

JANZEN-CONNELL EFFECTS ARE WIDESPREAD AND STRONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN DIVERSITY IN GRASSLANDS

(2008) Jana S. Petermann et al.   ECOLOGY

Plant-soil feedbacks: a meta-analytical review

(2008) Andrew Kulmatiski et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The unseen majority: soil microbes as drivers of plant diversity and productivity in terrestrial ecosystems

(2008) Marcel G. A. van der Heijden et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Microbial contributions to climate change through carbon cycle feedbacks

(2008) Richard D Bardgett et al.   ISME Journal

Beneficial links for the control of aphids: the effects of compost applications on predators and prey

(2008) James R. Bell et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Complementary nitrogen use among potentially dominant species in a biodiversity experiment varies between two years

(2008) Christiane Roscher et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Earthworms counterbalance the negative effect of microorganisms on plant diversity and enhance the tolerance of grasses to nematodes

(2008) Susanne Wurst et al.   OIKOS

Invasibility of experimental grassland communities: the role of earthworms, plant functional group identity and seed size

(2008) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   OIKOS

Long-term persistence of a positive plant diversity-productivity relationship in the absence of legumes

(2008) Jasper van Ruijven et al.   OIKOS

Animal Ecosystem Engineers Modulate the Diversity-Invasibility Relationship

(2008) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   PLoS One

Complementarity in marine biodiversity manipulations: Reconciling divergent evidence from field and mesocosm experiments

(2008) J. J. Stachowicz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Earthworms as drivers of the competition between grasses and legumes

(2008) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY