Most current climate–carbon cycle models that include the terrestrial carbon (C) cycle are
based on a model developed 40 years ago by Woodwell & Whittaker (1968) and omit …

Annual-based arable agroecosystems experience among the greatest frequency, extent and
magnitude of disturbance regimes of all terrestrial ecosystems. In order to control non-crop …

Agriculturally degraded and abandoned lands can remove atmospheric CO2 and sequester
it as soil organic matter during natural succession. However, this process may be slow …

Plant diversity has been shown to determine the composition and functioning of soil biota.
Although root-derived organic inputs are discussed as the main drivers of soil communities …

The storage of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in soil is important ecosystem functions.
Grassland biodiversity experiments have shown a positive effect of plant diversity on soil C …

There is a fundamental trade‐off between leaf traits associated with either resource
acquisition or resource conservation. This gradient of trait variation, called the economics …

Plant diversity has profound effects on primary production. Plant diversity has been shown to
correlate with increased primary production in nutrient‐limited grassland ecosystems. This …

The soil organic carbon (SOC) pool is the key indicator of soil health and quality which in
turn plays a vital role to soil sustainability. The continuous uses of unsustainable agricultural …

Although a major part of plant biomass is underground, we know little about the contribution
of different species to root biomass in multispecies communities. We summarize studies on …

Human‐induced increases in nitrogen (N) deposition are common across many terrestrial
ecosystems worldwide. Greater N availability not only reduces biological diversity, but also …