Microbial-mediated feedbacks of leaf litter on invasive plant growth and interspecific competition

Legacy effects overwhelm the short-term effects of exotic plant invasion and restoration on soil microbial community structure, enzyme activities, and nitrogen cycling

(2011) Kenneth J. Elgersma et al.   OECOLOGIA

Long-term plant growth legacies overwhelm short-term plant growth effects on soil microbial community structure

(2011) Andrew Kulmatiski et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Linear and non-linear impacts of a non-native plant invasion on soil microbial community structure and function

(2010) Kenneth J. Elgersma et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Conspecific and heterospecific plant-soil feedbacks influence survivorship and growth of temperate tree seedlings

(2010) Sarah McCarthy-Neumann et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Linkages of plant traits to soil properties and the functioning of temperate grassland

(2010) Kate H. Orwin et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Effects of land-use history and the contemporary landscape on non-native plant invasion at local and regional scales in the forest-dominated southern Appalachians

(2010) Timothy R. Kuhman et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Linking plant identity and interspecific competition to soil nitrogen cycling through ammonia oxidizer communities

(2010) Fenliang Fan et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Use and misuse of PLFA measurements in soils

(2010) Åsa Frostegård et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Rooting theories of plant community ecology in microbial interactions

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

Mycorrhizal densities decline in association with nonnative plants and contribute to plant invasion

(2009) Keith M. Vogelsang et al.   ECOLOGY

Testing the functional significance of microbial community composition

(2009) Michael S. Strickland et al.   ECOLOGY

Fine root inputs to soil reduce growth of a neighbouring plant via distinct mechanisms dependent on root carbon chemistry

(2009) Courtney L. Meier 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

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

Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

(2008) William K. Cornwell et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Functional diversity affects decomposition processes in experimental grasslands

(2008) M. Scherer-Lorenzen   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Tree species identity alters forest litter decomposition through long-term plant and soil interactions in Patagonia, Argentina

(2008) Lucía Vivanco et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Rates of litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems: global patterns and controlling factors

(2008) Deqiang Zhang et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

The influence of soil properties on the structure of bacterial and fungal communities across land-use types

(2008) Christian L. Lauber et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY