Claim · model-written summary
The authors infer that species richness and Arrhenatherum elatius presence increase soil organic carbon over time.
- Taxon
- plante0
- Interactor
- A. elatius
Arrhenatherum elatiuse0other - Outcome
- soil organic carbon to increasee0
Verbatim
e0“plant species richness and the presence of the dominant species, A. elatius , cause soil organic carbon to increase”
Title
Peter Dietrich; Nico Eisenhauer; Christiane Roscher Ecology and Evolution 2023. doi:10.1002/ece3.9883
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Association Community biomass production increased with plant diversity and Arrhenatherum elatius presence.
- Association Net biodiversity effects, complementarity effects and selection effects increased with diversity and dominant grass presence.
- Association Plant height and root length density increased with diversity and dominant grass presence.
- Association Soil properties other than pH increased with diversity and dominant grass presence.
- Association Soil pH decreased with diversity and dominant grass presence.
- Association Plant height and root length density had the strongest influence among plant traits on biomass production and biodiversity effects.
- Association Soil pH and organic carbon concentration had the strongest influence among soil properties on biomass production and biodiversity effects.
- Mechanism The authors infer that species richness and Arrhenatherum elatius presence decrease soil pH over time.
- Mechanism The authors propose that soil changes increase nutrient availability and favor tall species with dense roots, yielding higher biomass in species-rich communities.