Spohn, Marie; Bagchi, Sumanta; Biederman, Lori A.; Borer, Elizabeth T.; Braathen, Kari Anne; Bugalho, Miguel N.; Caldeira, Maria C.; Catford, Jane A.; Collins, Scott L.; Eisenhauer, Nico; Hagenah, Nicole; Haider, Sylvia; Hautier, Yann; Knops, Johannes M. H.; Koerner, Sally E.; Laanisto, Lauri; Lekberg, Ylva; Martina, Jason P.; Martinson, Holly; McCulley, Rebecca L.; Peri, Pablo L.; Macek, Petr; Power, Sally A.; Risch, Anita C.; Roscher, Christiane; Seabloom, Eric W.; Stevens, Carly; Veen, G. F. (Ciska); Virtanen, Risto; Yahdjian, Laura (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-19)
Little is currently known about how climate modulates the relationship
between plant diversity and soil organic carbon and the mechanisms involved.
Yet, this knowledge is of crucial importance in times of climate change and
biodiversity loss. Here, we show that plant diversity is positively correlated
with soil carbon content and soil carbon-to-nitrogen ratio across 84 grasslands
on six continents ...