Partitioning the effect of composition and diversity of tree communities on leaf litter decomposition and soil respiration

Functional identity is the main driver of diversity effects in young tree communities

(2016) Cornelia M. Tobner et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Constrained partitioning of autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration reduces model uncertainties of forest ecosystem carbon fluxes but not stocks

(2016) Mariah S. Carbone et al.   Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences

Contributions of a global network of tree diversity experiments to sustainable forest plantations

(2015) Kris Verheyen et al.   AMBIO

A traits-based test of the home-field advantage in mixed-species tree litter decomposition

(2015) Mark Davidson Jewell et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Linking Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Current Uncertainties and the Necessary Next Steps

(2014) Patricia Balvanera et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

(2014) I. Tanya Handa et al.   NATURE

Advancing biodiversity–ecosystem functioning science using high-density tree-based experiments over functional diversity gradients

(2013) Cornelia M. Tobner et al.   OECOLOGIA

Benefits of tree mixes in carbon plantings

(2013) Kristin B. Hulvey et al.   Nature Climate Change

Using the biomass-ratio and idiosyncratic hypotheses to predict mixed-species litter decomposition

(2012) Antoine Tardif et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Leaf Litter Disappearance in Earthworm-Invaded Northern Hardwood Forests: Role of Tree Species and the Chemistry and Diversity of Litter

(2012) Andrew R. Holdsworth et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity

(2012) Bradley J. Cardinale et al.   NATURE

Components of forest soil CO2 efflux estimated from Δ14C values of soil organic matter

(2012) Mirco Rodeghiero et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

A general and simple method for obtainingR2from generalized linear mixed-effects models

(2012) Shinichi Nakagawa et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

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

A trait-based approach to comparative functional plant ecology: concepts, methods and applications for agroecology. A review

(2011) Eric Garnier et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

The functional role of producer diversity in ecosystems

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

Functional diversity of terrestrial microbial decomposers and their substrates

(2011) Stephan Hättenschwiler et al.   COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES

Long-term presence of tree species but not chemical diversity affect litter mixture effects on decomposition in a neotropical rainforest

(2011) Sandra Barantal et al.   OECOLOGIA

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

A user's guide to functional diversity indices

(2010) D. Schleuter et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis

(2010) N. Eisenhauer et al.   ECOLOGY

A distance-based framework for measuring functional diversity from multiple traits

(2010) Etienne Laliberté et al.   ECOLOGY

An ecosystem approach to biodiversity effects: Carbon pools in a tropical tree plantation

(2010) Catherine Potvin et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

The effect of biodiversity on tree productivity: from temperate to boreal forests

(2010) Alain Paquette et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

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

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

Carbon quality rather than stoichiometry controls litter decomposition in a tropical rain forest

(2010) Stephan Hättenschwiler et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

(2010) Christoph Scherber et al.   NATURE

Temperature-associated increases in the global soil respiration record

(2010) Ben Bond-Lamberty et al.   NATURE

Chemical composition and diversity influence non-additive effects of litter mixtures on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling: Implications for plant species loss

(2010) Courtney L. Meier 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

Litter quality and decomposability of species from a Mediterranean succession depend on leaf traits but not on nitrogen supply

(2009) Elena Kazakou et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Diversity has stronger top-down than bottom-up effects on decomposition

(2009) Diane S. Srivastava et al.   ECOLOGY

Aboveground–belowground relationships in temperate forests: Plant litter composes and microbiota orchestrates

(2009) Michaël Aubert et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

NEW MULTIDIMENSIONAL FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY INDICES FOR A MULTIFACETED FRAMEWORK IN FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

(2008) Sébastien Villéger et al.   ECOLOGY

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

Long-term patterns of mass loss during the decomposition of leaf and fine root litter: an intersite comparison

(2008) MARK E. HARMON et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

Links between plant litter chemistry, species diversity, and below-ground ecosystem function

(2008) C. L. Meier et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Particle size alters litter diversity effects on decomposition

(2008) Alexei V. Tiunov   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY