Above- and belowground biodiversity jointly tighten the P cycle in agricultural grasslands

Relationships between biodiversity and phosphorus cycling and the underlying processes are complex. Here the authors analyse a biodiversity manipulation experiment and an agricultural management gradient to show how plant and mycorrhizal fungal diversity promote phosphorus exploitation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yvonne Oelmann, Markus Lange, Sophia Leimer, Christiane Roscher, Felipe Aburto, Fabian Alt, Nina Bange, Doreen Berner, Steffen Boch, Runa S. Boeddinghaus, François Buscot, Sigrid Dassen, Gerlinde De Deyn, Nico Eisenhauer, Gerd Gleixner, Kezia Goldmann, Norbert Hölzel, Malte Jochum, Ellen Kandeler, Valentin H. Klaus, Till Kleinebecker, Gaëtane Le Provost, Peter Manning, Sven Marhan, Daniel Prati, Deborah Schäfer, Ingo Schöning, Marion Schrumpf, Elisabeth Schurig, Cameron Wagg, Tesfaye Wubet, Wolfgang Wilcke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24714-4