Plant community composition, not diversity, regulates soil respiration in grasslands

Biology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-348

  Johnson, David ^a   Phoenix, Gareth K ^b   Grime, J Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grassland; Microbial activity; Plant community composition

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLING; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 46949093824     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0121     Document Type: Article

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