Root chemistry and soil fauna, but not soil abiotic conditions explain the effects of plant diversity on root decomposition

Decomposition rates of fine roots from three herbaceous perennial species: combined effect of root mixture composition and living plant community

(2017) Iván Prieto et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Is relative Si/Ca availability crucial to the performance of grassland ecosystems?

(2017) Jörg Schaller et al.   Ecosphere

Root biomass and exudates link plant diversity with soil bacterial and fungal biomass

(2017) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of species diversity on fine root productivity in diverse ecosystems: a global meta-analysis

(2016) Zilong Ma et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Fungal–bacterial dynamics and their contribution to terrigenous carbon turnover in relation to organic matter quality

(2016) Jenny Fabian et al.   ISME Journal

Plant species richness negatively affects root decomposition in grasslands

(2016) Hongmei Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Root functional parameters predict fine root decomposability at the community level

(2016) Iván Prieto et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Root structure-function relationships in 74 species: evidence of a root economics spectrum related to carbon economy

(2016) Catherine Roumet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plant species diversity affects soil–atmosphere fluxes of methane and nitrous oxide

(2016) Pascal A. Niklaus et al.   OECOLOGIA

Foliar litter decomposition in an alpine forest meta-ecosystem on the eastern Tibetan Plateau

(2016) Kai Yue et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Time matters for plant diversity effects on nitrate leaching from temperate grassland

(2015) Sophia Leimer et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Diversity effects on root length production and loss in an experimental grassland community

(2015) Liesje Mommer et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

From pots to plots: hierarchical trait-based prediction of plant performance in a mesic grassland

(2015) Thomas Schroeder-Georgi et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Long-term effects of plant diversity and composition on plant stoichiometry

(2015) Jordan Guiz et al.   OIKOS

Plasticity of functional traits of forb species in response to biodiversity

(2015) Annett Lipowsky et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Intercropping affects the rate of decomposition of soil organic matter and root litter

(2015) Wen-Feng Cong et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage

(2015) Markus Lange et al.   Nature Communications

lavaan: AnRPackage for Structural Equation Modeling

(2015) Yves Rosseel   Journal of Statistical Software

Living close to your neighbors: the importance of both competition and facilitation in plant communities

(2014) Alexandra Wright et al.   ECOLOGY

Root traits predict decomposition across a landscape-scale grazing experiment

(2014) Stuart W. Smith et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Are plant-soil feedback responses explained by plant traits?

(2014) Catherine Baxendale et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Long-term study of root biomass in a biodiversity experiment reveals shifts in diversity effects over time

(2014) Janneke M. Ravenek et al.   OIKOS

Factors controlling decomposition rates of fine root litter in temperate forests and grasslands

(2014) Emily F. Solly et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Plant Diversity Impacts Decomposition and Herbivory via Changes in Aboveground Arthropods

(2014) Anne Ebeling et al.   PLoS One

The Acetyl Bromide Method Is Faster, Simpler and Presents Best Recovery of Lignin in Different Herbaceous Tissues than Klason and Thioglycolic Acid Methods

(2014) Flavia Carolina Moreira-Vilar et al.   PLoS One

Size matters: What have we learnt from microcosm studies of decomposer fungus–invertebrate interactions?

(2014) A. Donald A'Bear et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Nutrient-specific solubility patterns of leaf litter across 41 lowland tropical woody species

(2013) Laura A. Schreeg et al.   ECOLOGY

Linking litter decomposition of above- and below-ground organs to plant-soil feedbacks worldwide

(2013) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant diversity effects on soil food webs are stronger than those of elevated CO2 and N deposition in a long-term grassland experiment

(2013) N. Eisenhauer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performance

(2012) Carsten F. Dormann et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Decomposer diversity and identity influence plant diversity effects on ecosystem functioning

(2012) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   ECOLOGY

Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient

(2012) Marika Makkonen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Net ammonification as influenced by plant diversity in experimental grasslands

(2012) Stephan Rosenkranz et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Interactions of tissue and fertilizer nitrogen on decomposition dynamics of lignin-rich conifer litter

(2012) Steven S. Perakis et al.   Ecosphere

The functional role of producer diversity in ecosystems

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

Prediction of in situ root decomposition rates in an interspecific context from chemical and morphological traits

(2011) Maurice Aulen et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Plant traits and decomposition: are the relationships for roots comparable to those for leaves?

(2011) Marine Birouste et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Plant diversity effects on aboveground and belowground N pools in temperate grassland ecosystems: Development in the first 5 years after establishment

(2011) Yvonne Oelmann et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Biomass allocation to leaves, stems and roots: meta-analyses of interspecific variation and environmental control

(2011) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

Elevated CO2 and plant species diversity interact to slow root decomposition

(2011) Marie-Anne de Graaff et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Interactive effects of warming, soil humidity and plant diversity on litter decomposition and microbial activity

(2011) Olaf Butenschoen et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Differential effects of plant diversity on functional trait variation of grass species

(2010) Marlén Gubsch et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis

(2010) N. Eisenhauer et al.   ECOLOGY

Abiotic and Biotic Stresses and Changes in the Lignin Content and Composition in Plants

(2010) Jullyana Cristina Magalhães Silva Moura et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

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

(2010) Christoph Scherber et al.   NATURE

Correlation between leaf litter and fine root decomposition among subtropical tree species

(2010) Hui Wang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Dual role of lignin in plant litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems

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

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(2010) Christiane Kramer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Considering fungal:bacterial dominance in soils – Methods, controls, and ecosystem implications

(2010) Michael S. Strickland et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Positive relationship between herbaceous layer diversity and the performance of soil biota in a temperate forest

(2010) Nico Eisenhauer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Diversity meets decomposition

(2010) Mark O. Gessner et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry of microbial organic nutrient acquisition in soil and sediment

(2009) Robert L. Sinsabaugh et al.   NATURE

Fine root decomposition rates do not mirror those of leaf litter among temperate tree species

(2009) Sarah E. Hobbie et al.   OECOLOGIA

Sodium shortage as a constraint on the carbon cycle in an inland tropical rainforest

(2009) M. Kaspari et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Litter Decomposition in Semiarid Grassland of Inner Mongolia, China

(2009) Ping Liu et al.   Rangeland Ecology & Management

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

Plant diversity positively affects short-term soil carbon storage in experimental grasslands

(2008) SIBYLLE STEINBEISS et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Litter decomposition in grasslands of Central North America (US Great Plains)

(2008) ELIANA E. BONTTI et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Linkages between plant functional composition, fine root processes and potential soil N mineralization rates

(2008) Dario A. Fornara et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Effects of trait plasticity on aboveground biomass production depend on species identity in experimental grasslands

(2007) Susanne Thein et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY