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dc.contributor.authorSpohn, Marie
dc.contributor.authorBagchi, Sumanta
dc.contributor.authorBiederman, Lori A.
dc.contributor.authorBorer, Elizabeth T.
dc.contributor.authorBraathen, Kari Anne
dc.contributor.authorBugalho, Miguel N.
dc.contributor.authorCaldeira, Maria C.
dc.contributor.authorCatford, Jane A.
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Scott L.
dc.contributor.authorEisenhauer, Nico
dc.contributor.authorHagenah, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorHaider, Sylvia
dc.contributor.authorHautier, Yann
dc.contributor.authorKnops, Johannes M. H.
dc.contributor.authorKoerner, Sally E.
dc.contributor.authorLaanisto, Lauri
dc.contributor.authorLekberg, Ylva
dc.contributor.authorMartina, Jason P.
dc.contributor.authorMartinson, Holly
dc.contributor.authorMcCulley, Rebecca L.
dc.contributor.authorPeri, Pablo L.
dc.contributor.authorMacek, Petr
dc.contributor.authorPower, Sally A.
dc.contributor.authorRisch, Anita C.
dc.contributor.authorRoscher, Christiane
dc.contributor.authorSeabloom, Eric W.
dc.contributor.authorStevens, Carly
dc.contributor.authorVeen, G. F. (Ciska)
dc.contributor.authorVirtanen, Risto
dc.contributor.authorYahdjian, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-07T12:11:21Z
dc.date.available2023-12-07T12:11:21Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-19
dc.description.abstractLittle is currently known about how climate modulates the relationship between plant diversity and soil organic carbon and the mechanisms involved. Yet, this knowledge is of crucial importance in times of climate change and biodiversity loss. Here, we show that plant diversity is positively correlated with soil carbon content and soil carbon-to-nitrogen ratio across 84 grasslands on six continents that span wide climate gradients. The relationships between plant diversity and soil carbon as well as plant diversity and soil organic matter quality (carbon-to-nitrogen ratio) are particularly strong in warm and arid climates. While plant biomass is positively correlated with soil carbon, plant biomass is not significantly correlated with plant diversity. Our results indicate that plant diversity influences soil carbon storage not via the quantity of organic matter (plant biomass) inputs to soil, but through the quality of organic matter. The study implies that ecosystem management that restores plant diversity likely enhances soil carbon sequestration, particularly in warm and arid climates.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSpohn, Bagchi, Biederman, Borer, Braathen, Bugalho, Caldeira, Catford, Collins, Eisenhauer, Hagenah, Haider, Hautier, Knops, Koerner, Laanisto, Lekberg, Martina, Martinson, McCulley, Peri, Macek, Power, Risch, Roscher, Seabloom, Stevens, Veen, Virtanen, Yahdjian. The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climate. Nature Communications. 2023;14(1)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2196225
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-023-42340-0
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/31964
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.relation.journalNature Communications
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleThe positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climateen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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