Tree species diversity affects decomposition through modified micro-environmental conditions across European forests

Diversity of leaf litter leachates from temperate forest trees and its consequences for soil microbial activity

(2016) François-Xavier Joly et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Plant functional diversity increases grassland productivity-related water vapor fluxes: an Ecotron and modeling approach

(2016) Alexandru Milcu et al.   ECOLOGY

Temporal dynamics of biotic and abiotic drivers of litter decomposition

(2016) Pablo García-Palacios et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Is Tree Species Diversity or Species Identity the More Important Driver of Soil Carbon Stocks, C/N Ratio, and pH?

(2016) Seid Muhie Dawud et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Taxonomic and ecological relevance of the chlorophyllafluorescence signature of tree species in mixed European forests

(2016) Martina Pollastrini et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Drivers of earthworm incidence and abundance across European forests

(2016) Hans De Wandeler et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Home Field Advantage of Litter Decomposition in Pure and Mixed Plantations Under Boreal Climate

(2015) Mathilde Chomel et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Crown plasticity enables trees to optimize canopy packing in mixed-species forests

(2015) Tommaso Jucker et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The importance of litter traits and decomposers for litter decomposition: a comparison of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems within and across biomes

(2015) Pablo García-Palacios et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Understanding the dominant controls on litter decomposition

(2015) Mark A. Bradford et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Litter-type specific microbial responses to the transformation of leaf litter into millipede feces

(2015) François-Xavier Joly et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Influences of evergreen gymnosperm and deciduous angiosperm tree species on the functioning of temperate and boreal forests

(2014) Laurent Augusto et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Canopy space filling and tree crown morphology in mixed-species stands compared with monocultures

(2014) Hans Pretzsch   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

(2014) I. Tanya Handa et al.   NATURE

Litter quality and environmental controls of home-field advantage effects on litter decomposition

(2014) G. F. Ciska Veen et al.   OIKOS

C, N and P fertilization in an Amazonian rainforest supports stoichiometric dissimilarity as a driver of litter diversity effects on decomposition

(2014) S. Barantal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Extension of Nakagawa & Schielzeth'sR2GLMMto random slopes models

(2014) Paul C.D. Johnson   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Microclimate in forests with varying leaf area index and soil moisture: potential implications for seedling establishment in a changing climate

(2013) Georg von Arx et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests

(2013) Lander Baeten et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

The influence of litter composition across the litter–soil interface on mass loss, nitrogen dynamics and the decomposer community

(2013) Becky A. Ball et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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

(2012) Marika Makkonen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Multiple mechanisms for trait effects on litter decomposition: moving beyond home-field advantage with a new hypothesis

(2012) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Do physical plant litter traits explain non-additivity in litter mixtures? A test of the improved microenvironmental conditions theory

(2012) Marika Makkonen et al.   OIKOS

The functional role of producer diversity in ecosystems

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

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

All size classes of soil fauna and litter quality control the acceleration of litter decay in its home environment

(2011) Alexandru Milcu et al.   OIKOS

Interspecific variation in leaf litter tannins drives decomposition in a tropical rain forest of French Guiana

(2010) Sylvain Coq et al.   ECOLOGY

Incubation time, functional litter diversity, and habitat characteristics predict litter-mixing effects on decomposition

(2010) Antoine Lecerf et al.   ECOLOGY

The arcsine is asinine: the analysis of proportions in ecology

(2010) David I. Warton et al.   ECOLOGY

Diversity meets decomposition

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

Biodiversity at the plant–soil interface: microbial abundance and community structure respond to litter mixing

(2009) Samantha K. Chapman et al.   OECOLOGIA

Home-field advantage accelerates leaf litter decomposition in forests

(2009) Edward Ayres et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Functional diversity affects decomposition processes in experimental grasslands

(2008) M. Scherer-Lorenzen   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Consequences of non-random species loss for decomposition dynamics: experimental evidence for additive and non-additive effects

(2008) Becky A. Ball 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

Carbon and nitrogen in forest floor and mineral soil under six common European tree species

(2007) Lars Vesterdal et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT