Ecosystem effects of biodiversity manipulations in european grasslands

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-63

  Spehn, E M ^a   Hector, A ^b,c   Joshi, J ^c   Scherer Lorenzen, M ^d,m   Schmid, B ^c   Bazeley White, E ^b   Beierkuhnlein, C ^e   Caldeira, M C ^f   Diemer, M ^c   Dimitrakopoulos, P G ^g   Finn, J A ^h,n   Freitas, H ^f,o   Giller, P S ^h   Good, J ^h   Harris, R ^h   Hogberg P ⁱ   Huss Danell, K ⁱ   Jumpponen, A ^i,p   Koricheva, J ^j   Leadley, P W ^a,q   Loreau, M ^k   Minns, A ^b   Mulder, C P H ^i,r   O'Donovan, G ^h,s   Otway, S J ^b   Palmborg, C ⁱ   Pereira, J S ^f   Pfisterer, A B ^c   Prinz, A ^e,t   Read, D J ^l   Schulze, E D ^d   Siamantziouras, A S D ^g   Terry, A C ^l   Troumbis, A Y ^g   Woodward, F I ^l   Yachi, S ^k,u   Lawton, J H ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

ⁱ SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^k ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^m ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

ⁿ TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^o UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^p KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^r UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^t Landesbund für Vogelschutz   (Germany)

^u RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

more..

Author keywords

BIODEPTH, European plant experiment network; Biomass production; Canopy structure; Complementarity effect; Decomposition; Legumes; Light use; Multisite grasslands field study; Nitrogen retention; Plant species richness; Resource use; Selection effect

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20044377216     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-4101     Document Type: Article

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