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Plant diversity effects on soil heterotrophic activity in experimental grassland ecosystems
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“Although we cannot rule out that the proposed mechanisms are particularly pronounced at the field site of The Jena Experiment, the underlying relationships between plant diversity and soil carbon storage 17,24 , soil microbial biomass and activity 37,45,46 , and root biomass 24,47 have been reported in several independent experimental settings providing some evidence that the proposed links are of”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Spehn, E. M., Joshi, J., Schmid, B., Alphei, J., & Körner, C.
- Corresponding author
- Spehn, Eva M.
- Venue
- Plant and Soil
- Published
- 2000-09
- Volume
- 224
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 217-230
- ISSN
- 0032-079X (ISSN-L)
- 1573-5036
- OpenAlex
- W1553926933
- Semantic Scholar
- 830466947e43158f91228f632a4383c02143d720
- Cited by
- 325
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 16
- FWCI
- 15.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Plant and Soil (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Keywords
- plant species richness, soil microbial biomass, soil respiration, microbial metabolic quotient, soil mesofauna, earthworms, anecic earthworms, voles, Arvicola terrestris, decomposition, Fabaceae, nitrogen fixation, monoculture, grassland, soil temperature, soil moisture, trophic levels
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