Functional diversity affects decomposition processes in experimental grasslands

By M. Scherer‐Lorenzen. 2008

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Subfields: Ecology, Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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In Ecology

1. Francesco de Bello
2. J. Lepš
3. N. Mason
4. Fabrice A. DeClerck
5. M. Sternberg
6. melanie GoGol-prokurat
7. B. Lin
8. B. T. Richers

In Forestry

1. N. Mason
2. J. Lepš
3. M. Mayfield
4. Francesco de Bello

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. Francesco de Bello
2. J. Lepš
3. N. Mason
4. J. Doležal
5. M. Sternberg
6. J. Kigel
7. Fabrice A. DeClerck
8. melanie GoGol-prokurat

Citations in the corpus

• Loss of functional diversity under land use intensification across multiple taxa. (2009, background): “For example, in grasslands, functional group richness can be a better predictor of biomass accumulation (Tilman et al. 1997), resistance to plant parasites (Joshi et al. 2000) and decomposition rates ( Scherer-Lorenzen 2008 ) than species richness.”
• A trait-based experimental approach to understand the mechanisms underlying biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships (2014, unknown): “…calculated trait-based functional diversity indices for existing plant communities in biodiversity experiments (Petchey, Hector, & Gaston, 2004; Scherer-Lorenzen, 2008; Viketoft, Bengtsson, 290 Sohlenius, Berg, Petchey, et al., 2009; Wacker et al., 2009; Cadotte et al., 2009; Flynn,…”
• Recovery of plant species composition and ecosystem function after cessation of grazing in a Mediterranean grassland (2010, background): “Semmartin et al. (2004) concluded that the litter quality effect is largest when the change in species composition involves a change in functional diversity (see also Diaz and Cabido 2001; Henry et al. 2005; Quested et al. 2007; Pérez Harguindeguy et al. 2008; Scherer-Lorenzen 2008).”
• Niche overlap reveals the effects of competition, disturbance and contrasting assembly processes in experimental grassland communities (2011, background): “…differences between species) have long been identified as potential key drivers of species coexistence (e.g. Darwin 1859; Gause 1934;MacArthur &Levins 1967; Silvertown 2004), and,more recently, enhanced ecosystem functioning (Loreau&Hector 2001; Scherer-Loren- zen 2008; de Bello et al. 2010b).”