Plant diversity effects on soil heterotrophic activity in experimental grassland ecosystems

Plant and Soil

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 217-230

  Spehn, Eva M ^a   Joshi, Jasmin ^b   Schmid, Bernhard ^b   Alphei, Jörn ^c   Körner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

BIODEPTH; Decomposition; Earthworms; Legumes; Microbial biomass; Plant species richness

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GRASSLAND SOIL; SOIL BIOTA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0033662260     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004891807664     Document Type: Article

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