Cesarz, Simone

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[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","9"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","European Journal of Soil Biology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","16"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","77"],["dc.contributor.author","Cesarz, Simone"],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Dietrich, Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Eisenhauer, Nico"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T10:06:01Z"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-16T07:20:12Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T10:06:01Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-16T07:20:12Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","Earthworms drive important ecosystem functions like decomposition and nutrient mineralization in many terrestrial ecosystems, which is why factors controlling their mass gain are of great scientific interest. We conducted a microcosm experiment using two common endogeic earthworm species (Apor-rectodea caliginosa and Octolasion tyrtaeum) and two different soils (one from a beech-dominated forest and one from a mixed tree species forest in Germany) to test litter quality (different nutrient concentrations) and soil quality effects (low and high) on relative mass gain of earthworms. We hypothesized that mass gain of endogeic earthworms is driven by both soil and litter quality. Soil pH, carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentrations were used to characterize soil quality, while leaf litter N, phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) concentrations were used as proxies for leaf litter quality. Forest soils were incubated with leaf litter of six common tree species in Central Europe (Fagus sylvatica, Acer platanoides, Acer pseudoplatanus, Carpinus betulus, Tilia spp., and Fraxinus excelsior) that span a gradient in leaf litter quality. In addition, we determined soil microbial biomass C as a potential food source of endogeic earthworms. After three months, relative earthworm mass gain of A. caliginosa and 0. tyrtaeum was significantly higher in soil from the mixed tree species forest (high quality soil: +218% and +240%, respectively) compared to soil from the beech-dominated forest (low quality soil: +160% and +162%, respectively). Relative mass gain of A. caliginosa increased significantly with all leaf litter nutrients in low quality soil, whereas in high quality soil only leaf litter Ca positively affected relative mass gain. Similarly, relative mass gain of O. tyrtaeum increased significantly with increasing concentrations of leaf litter N, Mg, and Ca in the low quality soil. In the high quality soil, only leaf litter Mg significantly increased relative mass gain. Overall, our results indicate that leaf litter quality effects on endogeic earthworm mass gain were more important in low quality soil for both earthworm species. Notably, microbial biomass was significantly higher in high quality soil (506 +/- 135 mu g C g(-1) soil dw) compared to low quality soil (217 +/- 64 mu g C g(-1) soil dw), but microbial biomass was not significantly affected by leaf litter type and was a poor predictor of relative earthworm mass gain. This finding indicates that endogeic earthworms did not significantly depend on soil microbial biomass, but rather on the quality of dead organic material in the soil and surface leaf litter. As earthworms may prefer feeding on certain microbial taxa, and we only measured total soil microbial biomass, future studies could investigate if leaf litter quality effects on earthworms are mediated by changes in soil microbial community structure, micronutrients, and organic compounds. (C) 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.09.002"],["dc.identifier.isi","000391782500003"],["dc.identifier.scopus","2-s2.0-84988843942"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66336"],["dc.identifier.url","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84988843942&partnerID=MN8TOARS"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.relation.eissn","1164-5563"],["dc.relation.issn","1778-3615"],["dc.title","Effects of soil and leaf litter quality on the biomass of two endogeic earthworm species"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1061"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","5"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Vegetation Science"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","1070"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","27"],["dc.contributor.author","Eisenhauer, Nico"],["dc.contributor.author","Barnes, Andrew D."],["dc.contributor.author","Cesarz, Simone"],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Ferlian, Olga"],["dc.contributor.author","Gottschall, Felix"],["dc.contributor.author","Hines, Jes"],["dc.contributor.author","Sendek, Agnieszka"],["dc.contributor.author","Siebert, Julia"],["dc.contributor.author","Thakur, Madhav Prakash"],["dc.contributor.author","Türke, Manfred"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T10:08:55Z"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-17T14:34:42Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T10:08:55Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-17T14:34:42Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","In a recent Forum paper, Wardle (Journal of Vegetation Science, 2016) questions the value of biodiversity ecosystem function (BEE) experiments with respect to their implications for biodiversity changes in real world communities. The main criticism is that the previous focus of BEF experiments on random species assemblages within each level of diversity has 'limited the understanding of how natural communities respond to biodiversity loss.' He concludes that a broader spectrum of approaches considering both non-random gains and losses of diversity is essential to advance this field of research. Wardle's paper is timely because of recent observations of frequent local and regional biodiversity changes across ecosystems. While we appreciate that new and complementary experimental approaches are required for advancing the field, we question criticisms regarding the validity of BEE experiments, Therefore, we respond by briefly reiterating previous arguments emphasizing the reasoning behind random species composition in REF experiments. We describe how BEE experiments have identified important mechanisms that play a role in real world ecosystems, advancing our understanding of ecosystem responses to species gains and losses. We discuss recent examples where theory derived from BEF experiments enriched our understanding of the consequences of biodiversity changes in real world ecosystems and where comprehensive analyses and integrative modelling approaches confirmed patterns found in BEE experiments. Finally, we provide some promising directions in BEE research"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1111/jvs.12435"],["dc.identifier.isi","000388439400018"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66455"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.relation.eissn","1100-9233"],["dc.relation.issn","1654-1103"],["dc.title","Biodiversity–ecosystem function experiments reveal the mechanisms underlying the consequences of biodiversity change in real world ecosystems"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e02226"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","5"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Ecosphere"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","9"],["dc.contributor.author","Ferlian, Olga"],["dc.contributor.author","Cesarz, Simone"],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Hines, Jes"],["dc.contributor.author","Barry, Kathryn E."],["dc.contributor.author","Bruelheide, Helge"],["dc.contributor.author","Buscot, François"],["dc.contributor.author","Haider, Sylvia"],["dc.contributor.author","Heklau, Heike"],["dc.contributor.author","Herrmann, Sylvie"],["dc.contributor.author","Kühn, Paul"],["dc.contributor.author","Pruschitzki, Ulrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Schädler, Martin"],["dc.contributor.author","Wagg, Cameron"],["dc.contributor.author","Weigelt, Alexandra"],["dc.contributor.author","Wubet, Tesfaye"],["dc.contributor.author","Eisenhauer, Nico"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-17T07:36:52Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-17T07:36:52Z"],["dc.date.issued","2018"],["dc.description.abstract","The widely observed positive relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem functioning is thought to be substantially driven by complementary resource use of plant species. Recent work suggests that biotic interactions among plants and between plants and soil organisms drive key aspects of resource use complementarity. Here, we provide a conceptual framework for integrating positive biotic interactions across guilds of organisms, more specifically between plants and mycorrhizal types, to explain resource use complementarity in plants and its consequences for plant competition. Our overarching hypothesis is that ecosystem functioning increases when more plant species associate with functionally dissimilar mycorrhizal fungi because differing mycorrhizal types will increase coverage of habitat space for and reduce competition among plants. We introduce a recently established field experiment (MyDiv) that uses different pools of tree species that associate with either arbuscular or ectomycorrhizal fungi to create orthogonal experimental gradients in tree species richness and mycorrhizal associations and present initial results. Finally, we discuss options for future mechanistic studies on resource use complementarity within MyDiv. We show how mycorrhizal types and biotic interactions in MyDiv can be used in the future to test novel questions regarding the mechanisms underlying biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1002/ecs2.2226"],["dc.identifier.pmid","30323959"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66401"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.relation.issn","2150-8925"],["dc.title","Mycorrhiza in tree diversity-ecosystem function relationships: conceptual framework and experimental implementation"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","no"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]