Rapid effects of plant species diversity and identity on soil microbial communities in experimental grassland ecosystems

By G. Loranger-Merciris, L. Barthès, A. Gastine, P. Leadley. 2006

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The impact of agricultural practices on soil biota: A regional study (2013, background): “…treatment (Frampton, 1997; Rebecchi et 2 al., 2000; Cortet et al., 2002a), disappearance or simplification ofground cover (Filser, 1995; 3 LorangerŔMerciris et al., 2006), soil compaction (Cluzeau et al., 1992; Heisler and Kaiser, 1995), and 4 heavy metal contamination (Bruce et al.,…”
Effects of plant species richness and evenness on soil microbial community diversity and function (2010, background): “The effects of changing plant diversity on soil microbial diversity and activity in experimental plant communities are strong in some studies (Eisenhauer et al. 2010; Loranger-Merciris et al. 2006; Zak et al. 2003), while others have found more limited effects (Grüter et al.”
Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: Concept & review (2015, background): “…under diverse plant communities such as grasslands, microbial functioning (e.g. utilization of organic C, assimilation of root exudates, enzyme activity) remains rather stable unless the plant diversity drops below a threshold of 4 species (Loranger-Merciris et al., 2006; Sanaullah et al., 2011).”