Effects of species diversity on fine root productivity in diverse ecosystems: a global meta-analysis

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1387-1396

  Ma, Zilong ^a   Chen, Han Y H ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annual production; diversity effect; experiment age; fine root biomass; meta analysis; richness; species mixtures; stand age; stand origin; transgressive overyielding

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; GRASSLAND; MONOCULTURE; ROOT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84978114144     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12488     Document Type: Article

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