Unveiling below‐ground species abundance in a biodiversity experiment: a test of vertical niche differentiation among grassland species

By L. Mommer, J. van Ruijven, Hannie de Caluwe, A. Smit‐Tiekstra, C. Wagemaker, N. Joop Ouborg, G. Bögemann, G. M. van der Weerden, F. Berendse, H. de Kroon. 2010

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Subfields: Plant Science, Soil Science

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The Behavioral Ecology of Nutrient Foraging by Plants (2011, methodology): “…placement in response to a neighbor Pisum sativum, Avena sativa (N-poor soil only), Leucanthemum vulgare, Plantago lanceolata Litav & Harper 1967, Mommer et al. 2010 Aggregation: Plants increase root growth near a neighbor; often called overproliferation Glycine max, Phaseolus varigaris, P.…”
Frontiers in root ecology: recent advances and future challenges (2018, result): “However, this idea has found only little support in recent empirical studies (Mommer et al. 2010; Hoekstra et al. 2015; Kraft et al. 2015), which instead highlight direct competitive interactions among species belowground.”
The distribution of below‐ground traits is explained by intrinsic species differences and intraspecific plasticity in response to root neighbours (2013, background): “For example, our study suggests that more detailed descriptions of below-ground species interactions could improve the understanding of diversity effects on below-ground productivity (Cadotte et al. 2009; Mommer 2010).”
Interactive effects of nutrient heterogeneity and competition: implications for root foraging theory? (2012, background): “Species interactions in a biodiversity study with four grassland species resulted in stimulation of root growth of one species, without impairing the root growth of the other three species, leading to below-ground overyielding (Mommer et al. 2010).”
Below‐ground complementarity effects in a grassland biodiversity experiment are related to deep‐rooting species (2018, methodology): “Indeed, in our experiment, even the most deeply rooted species allocated more than 40% of their root biomass in the first 10 cm (Mommer et al., 2010; Ravenek et al., 2014).”
Independent variations of plant and soil mixtures reveal soil feedback effects on plant community overyielding (2013, methodology): “Two grasses, Anthoxanthum odoratum L. and Festuca rubra L., and two forbs, Leucanthemum vulgare L. and Plantago lanceolata L., were used, because they are known for above-ground (van Ruijven & Berendse 2005) and below-ground overyielding (Mommer et al. 2010).”
Effects of plant species richness and evenness on soil microbial community diversity and function (2010, background): “Root morphologies and nutrient foraging strategies vary widely among grassland species (e.g. Levang-Brilz and Biondini 2003; Mommer et al. 2010).”
Root responses to nutrients and soil biota: drivers of species coexistence and ecosystem productivity (2012, methodology): “In the nutrientpoor top layer, A. odoratum also overproduced roots, which tended to concentratemore in the top layers in the second year, in a similar way to the treatment with the nutrient-rich top layer (Mommer et al. 2010).”
Ecosystem function enhanced by combining four functional types of plant species in intensively managed grassland mixtures: a 3‐year continental‐scale field experiment (2013, background): “Such other synergistic effects may include the ability of species with different root systems to access different niche spaces for soil moisture and nutrients (Skinner, Gustine & Sanderson 2004; Mommer et al. 2010).”
Root depth distribution and the diversity–productivity relationship in a long‐term grassland experiment (2013, background): “Key words: aboveground biomass; C4 grass; complementarity; interspecific interactions; legume; root biomass; species richness.”
Linking root traits and competitive success in grassland species (2016, unknown): “Species-specific root biomass in interspecific species pairs was determined, using molecular techniques (Mommer et al. 2008, 2010).”
Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions (2017, background): “However, the results from the Jena Experiment are also in contrast to studies in the outdoor mesocosm facility (Nijmegen Phytotron), where positive interspecific root responses preceded the aboveground biodiversity effect (Mommer et al. 2010; Padilla et al. 2013).”