Unveiling below-ground species abundance in a biodiversity experiment: a test of vertical niche differentiation among grassland species - Mommer, Liesje; van Ruijven, Jasper; de Caluwe, Hannie; Smit-Tiekstra, Annemiek E; Wagemaker, Cornelis A.M; Joop Ouborg, N; Bögemann, Gerard M; van der Weerden, Gerard M; Berendse, Frank; de Kroon, Hans (The Journal of ecology, 2010)
Keywords: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Anthoxanthum odoratum; Biodiversity; Biological and medical sciences; biomass; complementarity; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; DNA; Ecology; ecosystem functioning; ecosystems; Flowers & plants; forbs; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Grasses; Grasslands; Human ecology; interspecific competition; microbial communities; Mineralization; Monoculture; niche differentiation; Niches; nutrient depletion; nutrients; Organic matter; pathogens; Plant diversity; Plant ecology; Plant growth; Plant roots; Plant species; Plants; Primary production; primary productivity; productivity; rhizosphere; root competition; root ecology; root growth; root interactions; rooting; Roots; Soil ecology; soil feedbacks; Soil nutrients; Soil organic matter; Soils; Species; Species diversity; species interactions; Topsoil; Grassland; Community structure; niche differentiation; Root; Plant community; Interaction; root interactions; Ecology; nutrient depletion; Biodiversity; root ecology; Depletion; species interactions; Ecological niche; Nutrient; Ecosystem functioning; Differentiation; determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Ecological abundance; Interspecific relation