Plant diversity and root traits benefit physical properties key to soil function in grasslands

Tissue chemistry and morphology affect root decomposition of perennial bioenergy grasses on sandy soil in a sub-tropical environment

(2016) Xi Liang et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

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

(2016) Catherine Roumet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Loss of Plant Species Diversity Reduces Soil Erosion Resistance

(2015) Frank Berendse et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

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

Soil and human security in the 21st century

(2015) R. Amundson et al.   SCIENCE

Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage

(2015) Markus Lange et al.   Nature Communications

Contribution of above- and below-ground plant traits to the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities

(2014) N. Legay et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Plant root and mycorrhizal fungal traits for understanding soil aggregation

(2014) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Going underground: root traits as drivers of ecosystem processes

(2014) Richard D. Bardgett et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Direct and indirect effects of glomalin, mycorrhizal hyphae and roots on aggregate stability in rhizosphere of trifoliate orange

(2014) Qiang-Sheng Wu et al.   Scientific Reports

Soil aggregate stability related to soil density, root length, and mycorrhiza using site-specific Alnus incana and Melanogaster variegatus s.l.

(2013) Frank Graf et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

A comparison of the strength of biodiversity effects across multiple functions

(2013) Eric Allan et al.   OECOLOGIA

Mechanisms linking plant community properties to soil aggregate stability in an experimental grassland plant diversity gradient

(2013) G. Pérès et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Multiple factors influence the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil aggregation—a meta-analysis

(2013) Eva F. Leifheit et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

A novel grass hybrid to reduce flood generation in temperate regions

(2013) Christopher J. A. Macleod et al.   Scientific Reports

Behavior of Bradford-reactive substances is consistent with predictions for glomalin

(2012) Roger T. Koide et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Root depth distribution and the diversity–productivity relationship in a long-term grassland experiment

(2012) Kevin E. Mueller et al.   ECOLOGY

Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity

(2012) Bradley J. Cardinale et al.   NATURE

The Behavioral Ecology of Nutrient Foraging by Plants

(2011) James F. Cahill et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Aggregate slaking during rapid wetting: Hydrophobicity and pore occlusion

(2011) Hafida Zaher et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Temporal dynamics of soil organic carbon after land-use change in the temperate zone - carbon response functions as a model approach

(2011) CHRISTOPHER POEPLAU et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

How fundamental plant functional trait relationships scale-up to trade-offs and synergies in ecosystem services

(2011) Sandra Lavorel et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

High plant diversity is needed to maintain ecosystem services

(2011) Forest Isbell et al.   NATURE

Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits

(2010) Francesco de Bello et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Plant species richness, identity and productivity differentially influence key groups of microbes in grassland soils of contrasting fertility

(2010) G. B. De Deyn et al.   Biology Letters

Decomposition of the finest root branching orders: linking belowground dynamics to fine-root function and structure

(2010) Marc Goebel et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis

(2010) N. Eisenhauer et al.   ECOLOGY

Unveiling below-ground species abundance in a biodiversity experiment: a test of vertical niche differentiation among grassland species

(2010) Liesje Mommer et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Priming effects: Interactions between living and dead organic matter

(2010) Yakov Kuzyakov   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Planting density influence on fibrous root reinforcement of soils

(2009) K.W. Loades et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Vegetation composition promotes carbon and nitrogen storage in model grassland communities of contrasting soil fertility

(2009) Gerlinde B. De Deyn et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Higher plant diversity enhances soil stability in disturbed alpine ecosystems

(2009) Mandy Pohl et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Desirable plant root traits for protecting natural and engineered slopes against landslides

(2009) Alexia Stokes et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

EARTHWORMS AND LEGUMES CONTROL LITTER DECOMPOSITION IN A PLANT DIVERSITY GRADIENT

(2008) Alexandru Milcu et al.   ECOLOGY

Disentangling the impact of AM fungi versus roots on soil structure and water transport

(2008) Paul D. Hallett et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The effects of organic inputs over time on soil aggregate stability – A literature analysis

(2008) Samuel Abiven et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY