Add to ORKGSoil respiration is an important pathway of the C cycle. However, it is still poorly understood how changes in plant community diversity can affect this ecosystem process. Here we used a long-term experiment consisting of a gradient of grassland plant species richness to test for effects of diversity on soil respiration. We hypothesized that plant diversity could affect soil respiration in two ways. On the one hand, more diverse plant communities have been shown to promote plant productivity, which could increase soil respiration. On the other hand, the nutrient concentration in the biomass produced has been shown to decrease with diversity, which could counteract the production-induced increase in soil respiration. Our results clearly show...
Species-rich plant communities have been shown to be more productive and to exhibit increased long-t...
1. Nitrogen (N) deposition not only alters the physiological processes of individual plant, but also...
Many experiments have shown that biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning and stability and that ...
Soil respiration is an important pathway of the C cycle. However, it is still poorly understood how ...
Soil respiration is an important pathway of the C cycle. However, it is still poorly understood how ...
1. Plant diversity enhances many ecosystem functions, including root biomass production, which drive...
The global decline in biodiversity has generated concern over the consequences for ecosystem functio...
The global decline in biodiversity has generated concern over the consequences for ecosystem functio...
Loss of biodiversity and increased nutrient inputs are two of the most crucial anthropogenic factors...
Background Loss of biodiversity and increased nutrient inputs are two of the most crucial anthropoge...
Changes in plant community structure, including the loss of plant diversity may affect soil microbia...
Increasing plant species richness generally enhances plant biomass production, which may enhance acc...
Species richness (SR) and functional group richness (FGR) are often confounded in both observational...
Plant diversity was shown to influence the N cycle, but plant diversity effects on other nutrients r...
Background: Several studies have examined the effects of plant colonization on aboveground communiti...
Species-rich plant communities have been shown to be more productive and to exhibit increased long-t...
1. Nitrogen (N) deposition not only alters the physiological processes of individual plant, but also...
Many experiments have shown that biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning and stability and that ...
Soil respiration is an important pathway of the C cycle. However, it is still poorly understood how ...
Soil respiration is an important pathway of the C cycle. However, it is still poorly understood how ...
1. Plant diversity enhances many ecosystem functions, including root biomass production, which drive...
The global decline in biodiversity has generated concern over the consequences for ecosystem functio...
The global decline in biodiversity has generated concern over the consequences for ecosystem functio...
Loss of biodiversity and increased nutrient inputs are two of the most crucial anthropogenic factors...
Background Loss of biodiversity and increased nutrient inputs are two of the most crucial anthropoge...
Changes in plant community structure, including the loss of plant diversity may affect soil microbia...
Increasing plant species richness generally enhances plant biomass production, which may enhance acc...
Species richness (SR) and functional group richness (FGR) are often confounded in both observational...
Plant diversity was shown to influence the N cycle, but plant diversity effects on other nutrients r...
Background: Several studies have examined the effects of plant colonization on aboveground communiti...
Species-rich plant communities have been shown to be more productive and to exhibit increased long-t...
1. Nitrogen (N) deposition not only alters the physiological processes of individual plant, but also...
Many experiments have shown that biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning and stability and that ...