Decomposer diversity and identity influence plant diversity effects on ecosystem functioning

Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2227-2240

  Eisenhauer, Nico ^a,b   Reich, Peter B ^a,c   Isbell, Forest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity ecosystem functioning; Competition; Complementarity effect; Habitat space; Litter decomposition; Multi trophic interactions; Root depth distribution; Selection effect; Soil feedback; Soil mutualists

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HOST PLANT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LITTER; MICROCOSM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84868245291     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-2266.1     Document Type: Article

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