Changing plant species composition and richness benefit soil ...

Changing plant species composition and richness benefit soil carbon sequestration under climate warming

Overall, our study demonstrates that shifting to the dominance of grasses and changing species richness would benefit soil C sequestration under ...

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Our study demonstrates that shifting to the dominance of grasses and changing species richness would benefit soil C sequestration under climate warming.

Changing plant species composition and richness benefit soil ...

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Plant species richness regulates soil respiration through changes in ...

Changes in community composition and diversity can have important impacts on ecosystem functioning (Hooper et al. 2005; Spehn et al. 2005). Most ...

Plant functional composition and species diversity affect soil C, N ...

However, plant diversity had a stronger impact on soil C, N, and P contents and ratios at soil depths of 20–60 cm than at 0–20 cm depth, because ...

Influence of elevation gradient and plant species composition on soil ...

(2008) found that conservation agriculture practices resulted in an average increase of soil organic carbon of 21% compared to conventional tillage practices.

The constant addition of nutrients into our ecosystems is depleting ...

First, the species composition changes. Also, the nutrient content of the plants themselves can change. Plants that are fertilised with ...

Plant diversity and root traits benefit physical properties key to soil ...

Many factors influence soil physical structure, including texture and mineralogy, climate, organic matter supply from manures and crop residues, ...

The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climate

Yet, this knowledge is of crucial importance in times of climate change and biodiversity loss. Here, we show that plant diversity is positively ...

Plant biodiversity and the regeneration of soil fertility - PNAS

However, if plant species differ in their capacity to liberate, capture, or retain particular limiting soil nutrients (5), then any one species ...

Soil carbon and plant richness relationships differ among grassland ...

Soil C was significantly, positively related to plant species richness, while native perennial graminoid species richness exhibited an even stronger positive ...

Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not ...

While site conditions are certainly responsible for the trees selected by foresters, for the resulting forest structure, and for the differences ...

Plant species richness and community assembly along gradients of ...

The numbers of both tree species and herb and fern species were positively correlated with soil nitrogen availability. Community-weighted means (CWMs) of the ...

Soil Nutrients Influence Plant Community Assembly in Two Tropical ...

Understanding the responses of species diversity and dominant species to soil nutrient dynamics can enhance our knowledge of species ...

Plant Species Richness, Evenness, and Composition along ...

We found that species richness increased with elevation. Species evenness increased with soil moisture at lower elevation, but decreased with soil moisture at ...

(PDF) Plant species richness and functional groups have different ...

The effect of species richness changed from positive to negative and expanded to deeper soil with time. Shortly after establishment, increased ...

Why do different soil compositions favour the growth of different plant?

Every soil type has unique benefits and challenges. Plants often evolve to take advantage of soils that have extreme challenges. These ...

Plant Diversity and Species Composition in Relation to Soil ... - MDPI

Such habitat conditions have a crucial effect on the soil enzyme activity and the plant diversity [116]. Plant cover type can indirectly or directly modify the ...

Effects of Soil Physico-Chemical Properties on Plant Species ...

For Gramineae plants (G), plant species richness declined with the increase in soil available nitrogen content at low elevation (3,500–4,000 m), ...