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Open AccessBiodiversity–stability relationships strengthen over time in a long-term grassland experiment
Numerous studies have demonstrated that biodiversity drives ecosystem functioning, yet how biodiversity loss alters ecosystems functioning and stability in the long-term lacks experimental evidence. We report ...
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Can mycorrhizal fungi alleviate plant community instability caused by increased precipitation in arid ecosystems?
Plant community stability is threatened by anthropogenic climate changes such as increased precipitation. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have been shown to drive the resistance of ecosystems against climate...
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Phylotype diversity within soil fungal functional groups drives ecosystem stability
Soil fungi are fundamental to plant productivity, yet their influence on the temporal stability of global terrestrial ecosystems, and their capacity to buffer plant productivity against extreme drought events,...
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Open AccessDrought-exposure history increases complementarity between plant species in response to a subsequent drought
Growing threats from extreme climatic events and biodiversity loss have raised concerns about their interactive consequences for ecosystem functioning. Evidence suggests biodiversity can buffer ecosystem funct...
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Open AccessAbove- and belowground biodiversity jointly tighten the P cycle in agricultural grasslands
Experiments showed that biodiversity increases grassland productivity and nutrient exploitation, potentially reducing fertiliser needs. Enhancing biodiversity could improve P-use efficiency of grasslands, whic...
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Crop cover is more important than rotational diversity for soil multifunctionality and cereal yields in European crop** systems
In natural ecosystems, positive effects of plant diversity on ecosystem functioning have been widely observed, yet whether this is true in crop** systems remains unclear. Here we assessed the impact of crop ...
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The results of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning experiments are realistic
A large body of research shows that biodiversity loss can reduce ecosystem functioning. However, much of the evidence for this relationship is drawn from biodiversity–ecosystem functioning experiments in which...
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Open AccessFungal-bacterial diversity and microbiome complexity predict ecosystem functioning
The soil microbiome is highly diverse and comprises up to one quarter of Earth’s diversity. Yet, how such a diverse and functionally complex microbiome influences ecosystem functioning remains unclear. Here we...
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Open AccessDrought modulates interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and barley genotype diversity
Droughts associated with climate change alter ecosystem functions, especially in systems characterized by low biodiversity, such as agricultural fields. Management strategies aimed at buffering climate change ...
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Root chemistry and soil fauna, but not soil abiotic conditions explain the effects of plant diversity on root decomposition
Plant diversity influences many ecosystem functions including root decomposition. However, due to the presence of multiple pathways via which plant diversity may affect root decomposition, our mechanistic unde...
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Facilitation and Antagonism in Mycorrhizal Networks
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are a group of soil and root inhabiting fungi that represent an ancient plant-fungi symbiosis. These fungi interconnect multiple plant individuals and species simultaneously g...
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Soil microbial diversity and agro-ecosystem functioning
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Soil microbial communities from an elevational cline differ in their effect on conifer seedling growth
Sub-alpine environments consist of altitudinal gradients associated with dramatic changes in plant growth and community composition, but the role of soil feedbacks and microbe interactions is largely unknown. ...
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal phylogeny-related interactions with a non-host
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form symbiotic relationships with most vascular plants including some gymnosperm species. Although species in the gymnosperm family Pinaceae normally develop ectomycorrhizal ...
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The co-occurrence of ectomycorrhizal, arbuscular mycorrhizal, and dark septate fungi in seedlings of four members of the Pinaceae
Although roots of species in the Pinaceae are usually colonized by ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi, there are increasing reports of the presence of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and dark septate endophytic (DSE) fung...
