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The shape that matters: how important is biodiversity for ecosystem functioning? by Eisenhauer, Nico

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Species identity and the functioning of ecosystems: the role of detritivore traits and trophic interactions in connecting of multiple ecosystem responses by Hines, Jes, Eisenhauer, Nico

“…Ecosystems world‐wide experience changes in species composition in response to natural and anthropogenic changes in environmental conditions. Research to date…”
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Recognizing the quiet extinction of invertebrates by Eisenhauer, Nico, Bonn, Aletta, A. Guerra, Carlos

“…Invertebrates are central to the functioning of ecosystems, yet they are underappreciated and understudied. Recent work has shown that they are suffering from…”
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Root exudate cocktails: the link between plant diversity and soil microorganisms? by Steinauer, Katja, Chatzinotas, Antonis, Eisenhauer, Nico

“…Higher plant diversity is often associated with higher soil microbial biomass and diversity, which is assumed to be partly due to elevated root exudate…”
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Effects of plant species diversity on nematode community composition and diversity in a long-term biodiversity experiment by Dietrich, Peter, Cesarz, Simone, Liu, Tao, Roscher, Christiane, Eisenhauer, Nico

“…Diversity loss has been shown to change the soil community; however, little is known about long-term consequences and underlying mechanisms. Here, we…”
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The proportion of soil-borne pathogens increases with warming at the global scale by Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Guerra, Carlos A., Cano-Díaz, Concha, Egidi, Eleonora, Wang, Jun-Tao, Eisenhauer, Nico, Singh, Brajesh K., Maestre, Fernando T.

“…Understanding the present and future distribution of soil-borne plant pathogens is critical to supporting food and fibre production in a warmer world. Using…”
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Multiple plant diversity components drive consumer communities across ecosystems by Schuldt, Andreas, Ebeling, Anne, Kunz, Matthias, Staab, Michael, Guimarães-Steinicke, Claudia, Bachmann, Dörte, Buchmann, Nina, Durka, Walter, Fichtner, Andreas, Fornoff, Felix, Härdtle, Werner, Hertzog, Lionel R., Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Roscher, Christiane, Schaller, Jörg, von Oheimb, Goddert, Weigelt, Alexandra, Weisser, Wolfgang, Wirth, Christian, Zhang, Jiayong, Bruelheide, Helge, Eisenhauer, Nico

“…Humans modify ecosystems and biodiversity worldwide, with negative consequences for ecosystem functioning. Promoting plant diversity is increasingly suggested…”
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Climate change and land use induce functional shifts in soil nematode communities by Siebert, Julia, Ciobanu, Marcel, Schädler, Martin, Eisenhauer, Nico

“…Land-use intensification represents one major threat to the diversity and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. In the face of concurrent climate change,…”
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Increasing antagonistic interactions cause bacterial communities to collapse at high diversity by Becker, Joachim, Eisenhauer, Nico, Scheu, Stefan, Jousset, Alexandre

“…Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 468–474 Biodiversity is a major determinant of ecosystem functioning. Species‐rich communities often use resources more efficiently…”
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From patterns to causal understanding: Structural equation modeling (SEM) in soil ecology by Eisenhauer, Nico, Bowker, Matthew A., Grace, James B., Powell, Jeff R.

“…In this perspectives paper we highlight a heretofore underused statistical method in soil ecological research, structural equation modeling (SEM). SEM is…”
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Bacterial diversity stabilizes community productivity by Eisenhauer, Nico, Scheu, Stefan, Jousset, Alexandre

“…Stability is a crucial ecosystem feature gaining particular importance in face of increasing anthropogenic stressors. Biodiversity is considered to be a…”
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Benefits of increasing plant diversity in sustainable agroecosystems by Isbell, Forest, Adler, Paul R., Eisenhauer, Nico, Fornara, Dario, Kimmel, Kaitlin, Kremen, Claire, Letourneau, Deborah K., Liebman, Matt, Polley, H. Wayne, Quijas, Sandra, Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael

“…1. Recent studies have revealed many potential benefits of increasing plant diversity in natural ecosystems, as well as in agroecosystems and production…”
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Climate change and intensive land use reduce soil animal biomass via dissimilar pathways by Yin, Rui, Siebert, Julia, Eisenhauer, Nico, Schädler, Martin

“…Global change drivers, such as climate change and land use, may profoundly influence body size, density, and biomass of soil organisms. However, it is still…”
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Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage by Lange, Markus, Eisenhauer, Nico, Sierra, Carlos A., Bessler, Holger, Engels, Christoph, Griffiths, Robert I., Mellado-Vázquez, Perla G., Malik, Ashish A., Roy, Jacques, Scheu, Stefan, Steinbeiss, Sibylle, Thomson, Bruce C., Trumbore, Susan E., Gleixner, Gerd

“…Plant diversity strongly influences ecosystem functions and services, such as soil carbon storage. However, the mechanisms underlying the positive plant…”
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Global vulnerability of soil ecosystems to erosion by Guerra, Carlos A., Rosa, Isabel M. D., Valentini, Emiliana, Wolf, Florian, Filipponi, Federico, Karger, Dirk N., Nguyen Xuan, Alessandra, Mathieu, Jerome, Lavelle, Patrick, Eisenhauer, Nico

“…Context Soil erosion is one of the main threats driving soil degradation across the globe with important impacts on crop yields, soil biota, biogeochemical…”
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Biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning despite environmental change by Hong, Pubin, Schmid, Bernhard, De Laender, Frederik, Eisenhauer, Nico, Zhang, Xingwen, Chen, Haozhen, Craven, Dylan, De Boeck, Hans J., Hautier, Yann, Petchey, Owen L., Reich, Peter B., Steudel, Bastian, Striebel, Maren, Thakur, Madhav P., Wang, Shaopeng, Mori, Akira

“…Three decades of research have demonstrated that biodiversity can promote the functioning of ecosystems. Yet, it is unclear whether the positive effects of…”
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Biodiversity mediates the effects of stressors but not nutrients on litter decomposition by Beaumelle, Léa, De Laender, Frederik, Eisenhauer, Nico

“…Understanding the consequences of ongoing biodiversity changes for ecosystems is a pressing challenge. Controlled biodiversity-ecosystem function experiments…”
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Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research by Guerra, Carlos A., Heintz-Buschart, Anna, Sikorski, Johannes, Chatzinotas, Antonis, Guerrero-Ramírez, Nathaly, Cesarz, Simone, Beaumelle, Léa, Rillig, Matthias C., Maestre, Fernando T., Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Buscot, François, Overmann, Jörg, Patoine, Guillaume, Phillips, Helen R. P., Winter, Marten, Wubet, Tesfaye, Küsel, Kirsten, Bardgett, Richard D., Cameron, Erin K., Cowan, Don, Grebenc, Tine, Marín, César, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Singh, Brajesh K., Wall, Diana H., Eisenhauer, Nico

“…Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world’s biodiversity, contributing to many crucial ecosystem functions. It is thus essential to identify general…”
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Impacts of Biodiversity Loss Escalate Through Time as Redundancy Fades by Reich, Peter B., Tilman, David, Isbell, Forest, Mueller, Kevin, Hobbie, Sarah E., Flynn, Dan F. B., Eisenhauer, Nico

“…Plant diversity generally promotes biomass production, but how the shape of the response curve changes with time remains unclear. This is a critical knowledge…”
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Aboveground litter inputs determine carbon storage across soil profiles: a meta-analysis by Xu, Shan, Sayer, Emma J., Eisenhauer, Nico, Lu, Xiankai, Wang, Junjian, Liu, Chengshuai

“…Aims Aboveground plant litter inputs are important sources of soil carbon (C). We aimed to establish how experimentally altered litter inputs affect soil C to…”
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