Plant species richness promotes soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in grasslands without legumes

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1163-1170

  Cong, Wen Feng ^a   van Ruijven, Jasper ^a   Mommer, Liesje ^a   De Deyn, Gerlinde B ^a   Berendse, Frank ^a   Hoffland, Ellis ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem functioning; Plant soil (below ground) interactions; Productivity; Root biomass; Soil C sequestration; Soil N mineralization; Soil organic matter decomposition

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASSLAND; LEGUME; MINERALIZATION; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 84906060620     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12280     Document Type: Article

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