Search Results - "De Deyn, G.B."

Rapid transfer of photosynthetic carbon through the plant-soil system in differently managed species-rich grasslands by Deyn, G.B. De, Quirk, H, Oakley, S, Ostle, N.J, Bartgett, R.D

“…Plant-soil interactions are central to short-term carbon (C) cycling through the rapid transfer of recently assimilated C from plant roots to soil biota. In…”
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Soil quality – A critical review by Bünemann, Else K., Bongiorno, Giulia, Bai, Zhanguo, Creamer, Rachel E., De Deyn, Gerlinde, de Goede, Ron, Fleskens, Luuk, Geissen, Violette, Kuyper, Thom W., Mäder, Paul, Pulleman, Mirjam, Sukkel, Wijnand, van Groenigen, Jan Willem, Brussaard, Lijbert

“…Sampling and analysis or visual examination of soil to assess its status and use potential is widely practiced from plot to national scales. However, the…”
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Litter quality drives nitrogen release, and agricultural management (organic vs. conventional) drives carbon loss during litter decomposition in agro-ecosystems by Martínez-García, L.B., Korthals, G.W., Brussaard, L., Mainardi, G., De Deyn, G.B.

“…Litter decomposition and nutrient mineralization are crucial in agricultural systems to maintain soil fertility and plant growth. Given that these processes…”
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Earthworms increase plant production: a meta-analysis by van Groenigen, Jan Willem, Lubbers, Ingrid M., Vos, Hannah M. J., Brown, George G., De Deyn, Gerlinde B., van Groenigen, Kees Jan

“…To meet the challenge of feeding a growing world population with minimal environmental impact, we need comprehensive and quantitative knowledge of ecological…”
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Selection for niche differentiation in plant communities increases biodiversity effects by Zuppinger-Dingley, Debra, Schmid, Bernhard, Petermann, Jana S., Yadav, Varuna, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Flynn, Dan F. B.

“…Here, new ecological communities are established using plants from mixed-species communities or monocultures; ecosystem functioning and morphological trait…”
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Plant species richness promotes soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in grasslands without legumes by Cong, Wen‐Feng, Ruijven, Jasper, Mommer, Liesje, De Deyn, Gerlinde B, Berendse, Frank, Hoffland, Ellis, Lavorel, Sandra

“…The storage of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in soil is important ecosystem functions. Grassland biodiversity experiments have shown a positive effect of plant…”
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Biotic plant-soil feedbacks across temporal scales by Kardol, Paul, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Laliberté, Etienne, Mariotte, Pierre, Hawkes, Christine V.

“…1. Plant effects on soil biota can result in feedbacks affecting plant performance, with consequences for plant community and ecosystem dynamics on short and…”
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Plant species identity surpasses species richness as a key driver of N2O emissions from grassland by Abalos, Diego, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Kuyper, Thomas W., van Groenigen, Jan Willem

“…Grassland ecosystems worldwide not only provide many important ecosystem services but they also function as a major source of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide…”
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Soil biotic legacy effects of extreme weather events influence plant invasiveness by Meisner, Annelein, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., de Boer, Wietse, van der Putten, Wim H.

“…Climate change is expected to increase future abiotic stresses on ecosystems through extreme weather events leading to more extreme drought and rainfall…”
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Legacy effects of diversity in space and time driven by winter cover crop biomass and nitrogen concentration by Barel, Janna M., Kuyper, Thomas W., de Boer, Wietse, Douma, Jacob C., De Deyn, Gerlinde B.

“…1. Plant diversity can increase nitrogen cycling and decrease soil-borne pests, which are feedback mechanisms influencing subsequent plant growth. The relative…”
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Plant species richness, identity and productivity differentially influence key groups of microbes in grassland soils of contrasting fertility by De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Quirk, Helen, Bardgett, Richard D.

“…The abundance of microbes in soil is thought to be strongly influenced by plant productivity rather than by plant species richness per se. However, whether…”
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Additional carbon sequestration benefits of grassland diversity restoration by De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Shiel, Robert S., Ostle, Nick J., McNamara, Niall P., Oakley, Simon, Young, Iain, Freeman, Christopher, Fenner, Nathalie, Quirk, Helen, Bardgett, Richard D.

“…1. In Europe, grassland agriculture is one of the dominant land uses. A major aim of European agri-environment policy is the management of grassland for…”
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The curse of the black box by Cortois, R, Deyn, G.B., de

“…Background Soil is a foremost provider of (agro-)ecosystem services, making plant-soil interactions pivotal in agriculture research. The functioning of soils…”
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Linking aboveground and belowground diversity by De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Van der Putten, Wim H.

“…Aboveground and belowground species interactions drive ecosystem properties at the local scale, but it is unclear how these relationships scale-up to regional…”
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Legume presence reduces the decomposition rate of non-legume roots by Saar, Sirgi, Semchenko, Marina, Barel, Janna M., De Deyn, Gerlinde B.

“…Living plants can enhance litter decomposition rates via a priming effect by releasing root exudates which provide energy to saprotrophic microbes and thereby…”
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Exploring the relationship between soil mesofauna, soil structure and N2O emissions by Porre, Rima J., van Groenigen, Jan Willem, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., de Goede, Ron G.M., Lubbers, Ingrid M.

“…Agricultural soils are a large source of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Soil mesofaunal species can accelerate, delay, increase or decrease N2O emissions…”
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Soil invertebrate fauna affect N2O emissions from soil by Kuiper, Imke, de Deyn, Gerlinde B., Thakur, Madhav P., van Groenigen, Jan Willem

“…Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soils contribute significantly to global warming. Mitigation of N2O emissions is severely hampered by a lack of…”
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Soil fauna: key to new carbon models by Filser, Juliane, Faber, Jack H, Tiunov, Alexei V, Brussaard, Lijbert, Frouz, Jan, De Deyn, Gerlinde, Uvarov, Alexei V, Berg, Matty P, Lavelle, Patrick, Loreau, Michel, Wall, Diana H, Querner, Pascal, Eijsackers, Herman, Jiménez, Juan José

“…Soil organic matter (SOM) is key to maintaining soil fertility, mitigating climate change, combatting land degradation, and conserving above- and below-ground…”
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Plant selection and soil legacy enhance long-term biodiversity effects by Zuppinger-Dingley, Debra Leanne, Flynn, Dan F. B, De Deyn, Gerlinde Barbra, Petermann, Jana S, Schmid, Bernhard

“…Plant-plant and plant-soil interactions can help maintain plant diversity and ecosystem functions. Changes in these interactions may underlie…”
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Plant species richness leaves a legacy of enhanced root litter-induced decomposition in soil by Cong, Wen-Feng, van Ruijven, Jasper, van der Werf, Wopke, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Mommer, Liesje, Berendse, Frank, Hoffland, Ellis

“…Increasing plant species richness generally enhances plant biomass production, which may enhance accumulation of carbon (C) in soil. However, the net change in…”
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