Plant functional traits and soil carbon sequestration in contrasting biomes
Plant functional traits control a variety of terrestrial ecosystem processes, including soil
carbon storage which is a key component of the global carbon cycle. Plant traits regulate net …
carbon storage which is a key component of the global carbon cycle. Plant traits regulate net …
The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climate
Little is currently known about how climate modulates the relationship between plant
diversity and soil organic carbon and the mechanisms involved. Yet, this knowledge is of …
diversity and soil organic carbon and the mechanisms involved. Yet, this knowledge is of …
Increased soil carbon storage through plant diversity strengthens with time and extends into the subsoil
Soils are important for ecosystem functioning and service provisioning. Soil communities
and their functions, in turn, are strongly promoted by plant diversity, and such positive effects …
and their functions, in turn, are strongly promoted by plant diversity, and such positive effects …
Plant diversity enhances productivity and soil carbon storage
S Chen, W Wang, W Xu, Y Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Despite evidence from experimental grasslands that plant diversity increases biomass
production and soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, it remains unclear whether this is true in …
production and soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, it remains unclear whether this is true in …
Relationships between plant traits, soil properties and carbon fluxes differ between monocultures and mixed communities in temperate grassland
The use of plant traits to predict ecosystem functions has been gaining growing attention.
Above‐ground plant traits, such as leaf nitrogen (N) content and specific leaf area (SLA) …
Above‐ground plant traits, such as leaf nitrogen (N) content and specific leaf area (SLA) …
A meta-analysis of soil biodiversity impacts on the carbon cycle
Loss of biodiversity impacts ecosystem functions, such as carbon (C) cycling. Soils are the
largest terrestrial C reservoir, containing more C globally than the biotic and atmospheric …
largest terrestrial C reservoir, containing more C globally than the biotic and atmospheric …
Sensitivity of global soil carbon stocks to combined nutrient enrichment
Soil stores approximately twice as much carbon as the atmosphere and fluctuations in the
size of the soil carbon pool directly influence climate conditions. We used the Nutrient …
size of the soil carbon pool directly influence climate conditions. We used the Nutrient …
Plant functional composition influences rates of soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation
DA Fornara, D Tilman - Journal of Ecology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 The mechanisms controlling soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) accumulation are
crucial for explaining why soils are major terrestrial C sinks. Such mechanisms have been …
crucial for explaining why soils are major terrestrial C sinks. Such mechanisms have been …
Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage
Plant diversity strongly influences ecosystem functions and services, such as soil carbon
storage. However, the mechanisms underlying the positive plant diversity effects on soil …
storage. However, the mechanisms underlying the positive plant diversity effects on soil …
Soil carbon stocks in temperate grasslands differ strongly across sites but are insensitive to decade‐long fertilization
Enhancing soil carbon (C) storage has the potential to offset human‐caused increases in
atmospheric CO2. Rising CO2 has occurred concurrently with increasing supply rates of …
atmospheric CO2. Rising CO2 has occurred concurrently with increasing supply rates of …