Independent variations of plant and soil mixtures reveal soil feedback effects on plant community overyielding

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 287-297

  Hendriks, Marloes ^a   Mommer, Liesje ^b   de Caluwe, Hannie ^a   Smit Tiekstra, Annemiek E ^a   van der Putten, Wim H ^b,c   de Kroon, Hans ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthoxanthum odoratum; Biodiversity experiment; Biodiversity productivity relationship; Competitive hierarchy; Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Grasslands; Leucanthemum vulgare; Micro organisms; Pathogens; Plant soil feedback

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MICROORGANISM; MONOCULTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84873122524     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12032     Document Type: Article

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