A5040141359- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Forest ecology and management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Leipzig University
2016-2023
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
2016
Summary Plant–soil feedback ( PSF ), plant trait and functional group concepts advanced our understanding of community dynamics, but how they are interlinked is poorly known. To test groups FG s: graminoids, small herbs, tall legumes) traits relate to , we grew 48 grassland species in sterilized soil, soil with own inoculum from all species, quantified relative growth rate RGR specific leaf area SLA root length SRL ) per cent arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization (% AMF ). Plant response...
ABSTRACT Earth is home to over 350,000 vascular plant species 1 that differ in their traits innumerable ways. Yet, a handful of functional can help explaining major differences among photosynthetic rate, growth reproductive output and other aspects performance 2–6 . A key challenge, coined “the Holy Grail” ecology, upscale this understanding order predict how natural or anthropogenically driven changes the identity diversity co-occurring drive functioning ecosystems 7, 8 Here, we analyze...