Plant phylodiversity enhances soil microbial productivity in facilitation-driven communities

Oecologia

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 909-920

  Navarro Cano, José Antonio ^a,d   Goberna, Marta ^b,d   Valiente Banuet, Alfonso ^c   Montesinos Navarro, Alicia ^c   García, Carlos ^b   Verdú, Miguel ^d  

^a Polígono Industrial Base 2000 San Martín   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecosystem functioning; Microbial biomass; Nurse plant; Phylogenetic diversity; Regeneration niche

Indexed keywords

BOATING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORRELATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GYPSUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ONONIS TRIDENTATA;

CALCIUM SULFATE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CELL RESPIRATION; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CALCIUM SULFATE; CELL RESPIRATION; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; PHYLOGENY; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER;

EID: 84897648281     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2822-5     Document Type: Article

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