Abstract: COVER PHOTO: Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) experiments can be used to better understand the mechanisms behind diversity and ecosystem functions relationships. The BEF-China tree diversity experiment site is pictured here during early morning in September 2019. Beugnon et al. (Article e1563; doi:10.1002/ecm.1563) studied the mechanisms behind tree diversity effects on microbial biomass and soil carbon concentration at this site. Their results highlight strong effects of forest diversity on soil microbial biomass and carbon by driving forest productivity, tree functional traits, and micro-environmental conditions. Photo credit: Rémy Beugnon.
Publication Year: 2023
Publication Date: 2023-05-01
Language: en
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