Long‐term study of root biomass in a biodiversity experiment reveals shifts in diversity effects over time

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Plant species richness and functional groups have different effects on soil water content in a decade‐long grassland experiment (2018, methodology): “Functional group identity and composition have been shown to affect root growth (Bessler et al., 2009; Hernandez & Picon‐ Cochard, 2016) and root-standing biomass (Ravenek et al., 2014; Scherer-Lorenzen, 1999).”
Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions (2017, methodology): “Those studies that included belowground biomass in their measurements often found that, similar to aboveground biomass, belowground plant biomass increased significantly with species richness, in large-scale biodiversity experiments (Tilman et al. 2001; Reich et al. 2004; Fornara & Tilman 2008; Muel”
Below‐ground complementarity effects in a grassland biodiversity experiment are related to deep‐rooting species (2018, background): “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).”