Hertel, Dietrich

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1083"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","6"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Ecosystems"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","1100"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","18"],["dc.contributor.author","Müller-Haubold, Hilmar"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-07-26T15:44:22Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-07-26T15:44:22Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","European beech shows mast fruiting at intervals of 2–20 years with a recent increase in frequency. It is not precisely known which climatic or endogenous factors are the proximate causes of masting. We recorded fruit mass production in 11 beech stands across a climate gradient over 4 years, analyzed the influence of climatic, edaphic, and stand structural parameters on fructification, and quantified carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) allocation to leaf and fruit mass production. The solar radiation total in June and July of the year preceding a mast year (JJ−1) was the parameter most closely related to fruit mass production, whereas no influence was found for drought. Radiation induced flowering and subsequent fruit production in beech apparently through a threshold response when the long-term mean of June-July radiation was exceeded by more than 5%. Full masting was associated with a significantly smaller leaf size and stand leaf area in the mast year and it significantly lowered foliar N content in the mast and post-mast year. We conclude that radiation totals and the N status of the foliage jointly govern the temporal pattern of masting in beech, presumably by controlling the photosynthetic activity in early summer. Anthropogenic increases in N deposition and atmospheric [CO2] thus have the potential to increase masting frequency which can substantially alter forest productivity and forest biogeochemical cycles."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s10021-015-9885-6"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/15198"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.title","Climatic Drivers of Mast Fruiting in European Beech and Resulting C and N Allocation Shifts"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e47128"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","10"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","PLoS ONE"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","7"],["dc.contributor.author","Homeier, Jürgen"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Camenzind, Tessa"],["dc.contributor.author","Cumbicus, Nixon L."],["dc.contributor.author","Maraun, Mark"],["dc.contributor.author","Martinson, Guntars O."],["dc.contributor.author","Poma, L. Nohemy"],["dc.contributor.author","Rillig, Matthias C."],["dc.contributor.author","Sandmann, Dorothee"],["dc.contributor.author","Scheu, Stefan"],["dc.contributor.author","Veldkamp, Edzo"],["dc.contributor.author","Wilcke, Wolfgang"],["dc.contributor.author","Wullaert, Hans"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.contributor.editor","Chen, Han Y. H."],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:54:53Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:54:53Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","Tropical regions are facing increasing atmospheric inputs of nutrients, which will have unknown consequences for the structure and functioning of these systems. Here, we show that Neotropical montane rainforests respond rapidly to moderate additions of N (50 kg ha(-1) yr(-1)) and P (10 kg ha(-1) yr(-1)). Monitoring of nutrient fluxes demonstrated that the majority of added nutrients remained in the system, in either soil or vegetation. N and P additions led to not only an increase in foliar N and P concentrations, but also altered soil microbial biomass, standing fine root biomass, stem growth, and litterfall. The different effects suggest that trees are primarily limited by P, whereas some processes-notably aboveground productivity--are limited by both N and P. Highly variable and partly contrasting responses of different tree species suggest marked changes in species composition and diversity of these forests by nutrient inputs in the long term. The unexpectedly fast response of the ecosystem to moderate nutrient additions suggests high vulnerability of tropical montane forests to the expected increase in nutrient inputs."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1371/journal.pone.0047128"],["dc.identifier.gro","3150124"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23071734"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/8325"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/6854"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.relation.issn","1932-6203"],["dc.rights","CC BY 2.5"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5"],["dc.title","Tropical Andean Forests Are Highly Susceptible to Nutrient Inputs—Rapid Effects of Experimental N and P Addition to an Ecuadorian Montane Forest"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","no"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","256"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Forest Ecology and Management"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","268"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","444"],["dc.contributor.author","Kirfel, Kristina"],["dc.contributor.author","Heinze, Stefanie"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-12-10T14:24:07Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-12-10T14:24:07Z"],["dc.date.issued","2019"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.foreco.2019.04.022"],["dc.identifier.issn","0378-1127"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/72145"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-354"],["dc.title","Effects of bedrock type and soil chemistry on the fine roots of European beech – A study on the belowground plasticity of trees"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1173"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","5"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Agroforestry Systems"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","1187"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","87"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Moser, Gerald"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Erasmi, Stefan"],["dc.contributor.author","Leitner, Daniela"],["dc.contributor.author","Culmsee, Heike"],["dc.contributor.author","Schuldt, Bernhard"],["dc.contributor.author","Schwendenmann, Luitgard"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-08-10T14:37:12Z"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-05-11T13:21:03Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-08-10T14:37:12Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-05-11T13:21:03Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","Tropical forests store a large part of the terrestrial carbon and play a key role in the global carbon (C) cycle. In parts of Southeast Asia, conversion of natural forest to cacao agroforestry systems is an important driver of deforestation, resulting in C losses from biomass and soil to the atmosphere. This case study from Sulawesi, Indonesia, compares natural forest with nearby shaded cacao agroforests for all major above and belowground biomass C pools (n = 6 plots) and net primary production (n = 3 plots). Total biomass (above- and belowground to 250 cm soil depth) in the forest (approx. 150 Mg C ha−1) was more than eight times higher than in the agroforest (19 Mg C ha−1). Total net primary production (NPP, above- and belowground) was larger in the forest than in the agroforest (approx. 29 vs. 20 Mg dry matter (DM) ha−1 year−1), while wood increment was twice as high in the forest (approx. 6 vs. 3 Mg DM ha−1 year−1). The SOC pools to 250 cm depth amounted to 134 and 78 Mg C ha−1 in the forest and agroforest stands, respectively. Replacement of tropical moist forest by cacao agroforest reduces the biomass C pool by approximately 130 Mg C ha−1; another 50 Mg C ha−1 may be released from the soil. Further, the replacement of forest by cacao agroforest also results in a 70–80 % decrease of the annual C sequestration potential due to a significantly smaller stem increment."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s10457-013-9628-7"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/65035"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.relation.eissn","1572-9680"],["dc.relation.issn","0167-4366"],["dc.title","Conversion of tropical moist forest into cacao agroforest: consequences for carbon pools and annual C sequestration"],["dc.title.subtitle","consequences for carbon pools and annual C sequestration"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e0149949"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","2"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","PLoS One"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","22"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","11"],["dc.contributor.author","Abou Rajab, Yasmin"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Barus, Henry"],["dc.contributor.author","Tjoa, Aiyen"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-11-28T10:03:31Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-11-28T10:03:31Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","One of the main drivers of tropical forest loss is their conversion to oil palm, soy or cacao plantations with low biodiversity and greatly reduced carbon storage. Southeast Asian cacao plantations are often established under shade tree cover, but are later converted to non-shaded monocultures to avoid resource competition. We compared three co-occurring cacao cultivation systems (3 replicate stands each) with different shade intensity (non-shaded monoculture, cacao with the legume Gliricidia sepium shade trees, and cacao with several shade tree species) in Sulawesi (Indonesia) with respect to above- and belowground biomass and productivity, and cacao bean yield. Total biomass C stocks (above- and belowground) increased fivefold from the monoculture to the multi-shade tree system (from 11 to 57 Mg ha-1), total net primary production rose twofold (from 9 to 18 Mg C ha-1 yr-1). This increase was associated with a 6fold increase in aboveground biomass, but only a 3.5fold increase in root biomass, indicating a clear shift in C allocation to aboveground tree organs with increasing shade for both cacao and shade trees. Despite a canopy cover increase from 50 to 93%, cacao bean yield remained invariant across the systems (variation: 1.1–1.2 Mg C ha-1 yr-1). The monocultures had a twice as rapid leaf turnover suggesting that shading reduces the exposure of cacao to atmospheric drought, probably resulting in greater leaf longevity. Thus, contrary to general belief, cacao bean yield does not necessarily decrease under shading which seems to reduce physical stress. If planned properly, cacao plantations under a shade tree cover allow combining high yield with benefits for carbon sequestration and storage, production system stability under stress, and higher levels of animal and plant diversity."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2016"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1371/journal.pone.0149949"],["dc.identifier.fs","619834"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/13130"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/10611"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.relation","SFB 990: Ökologische und sozioökonomische Funktionen tropischer Tieflandregenwald-Transformationssysteme (Sumatra, Indonesien)"],["dc.relation","SFB 990 | B | B04: Pflanzenproduktivität und Ressourcenaufteilung im Wurzelraum entlang von Gradienten tropischer Landnutzungsintensität und Baumartenvielfalt"],["dc.relation.eissn","1932-6203"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.subject.gro","sfb990_journalarticles"],["dc.title","Cacao Cultivation under Diverse Shade Tree Cover Allows High Carbon Storage and Sequestration without Yield Losses"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","unknown"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","536"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","5"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Biotropica"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","542"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","40"],["dc.contributor.author","Graefe, Sophie"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-02-26T10:17:25Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-02-26T10:17:25Z"],["dc.date.issued","2008"],["dc.description.abstract","Growth and death of fine roots represent an important carbon sink in forests. Our understanding of the patterns of fine root turnover is limited, in particular in tropical forests, despite its acknowledged importance in the global carbon cycle. We used the minirhizotron technique for studying the changes in fine root longevity and turnover along a 2000‐m‐elevational transect in the tropical mountain forests of South Ecuador. Fine root growth and loss rates were monitored during a 5‐mo period at intervals of four weeks with each 10 minirhizotron tubes in three stands at 1050, 1890, and 3060 m asl. Average root loss rate decreased from 1.07 to 0.72 g/g/yr from 1050 to 1890 m, indicating an increase in mean root longevity with increasing elevation. However average root loss rate increased again toward the uppermost stand at 3060 m (1.30 g/g/yr). Thus, root longevity increased from lower montane to mid‐montane elevation as would be expected from an effect of low temperature on root turnover, but it decreased further upslope despite colder temperatures. We suggest that adverse soil conditions may reduce root longevity at high elevations in South Ecuador, and are thus additional factors besides temperature that control root dynamics in tropical mountain forests."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00419.x"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/12582"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.title","Estimating Fine Root Turnover in Tropical Forests along an Elevational Transect using Minirhizotrons"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","43"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Plant and Soil"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","56"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","258"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Schmid, Iris"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, Oliver"],["dc.contributor.author","Muhs, Annette"],["dc.contributor.author","Hölscher, Dirk"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:45:39Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:45:39Z"],["dc.date.issued","2004"],["dc.description.abstract","Only very limited information exists on the plasticity in size and structure of fine root systems, and fine root morphology of mature trees as a function of environmental variation. Six northwest German old-growth beech forests (Fagus sylvatica L.) differing in precipitation (520 – 1030 mm year−1) and soil acidity/fertility (acidic infertile to basic fertile) were studied by soil coring for stand totals of fine root biomass (0–40 cm plus organic horizons), vertical and horizontal root distribution patterns, the fine root necromass/biomass ratio, and fine root morphology (root specific surface area, root tip frequency, and degree of mycorrhizal infection). Stand total of fine root biomass, and vertical and horizontal fine root distribution patterns were similar in beech stands on acidic infertile and basic fertile soils. In five of six stands, stand fine root biomass ranged between 320 and 470 g m−2; fine root density showed an exponential decrease with soil depth in all profiles irrespective of soil type. An exceptionally small stand fine root biomass (<150 g m−2) was found in the driest stand with 520 mm year−1 of rainfall. In all stands, fine root morphological parameters changed markedly from the topsoil to the lower profile; differences in fine root morphology among the six stands, however, were remarkably small. Two parameters, the necromass/biomass ratio and fine root tip density (tips per soil volume), however, were both much higher in acidic than basic soils. We conclude that variation in soil acidity and fertility only weakly influences fine root system size and morphology of F. sylvatica, but affects root system structure and, probably, fine root mortality. It is hypothesized that high root tip densities in acidic infertile soils compensate for low nutrient supply rates, and large necromasses are a consequence of adverse soil chemical conditions. Data from a literature survey support the view that rainfall is another major environmental factor that influences the stand fine root biomass of F. sylvatica."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1023/b:plso.0000016508.20173.80"],["dc.identifier.gro","3149055"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/5698"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Hoelscher Crossref import"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","chake"],["dc.relation.issn","0032-079X"],["dc.title","Stand fine root biomass and fine root morphology in old-growth beech forests as a function of precipitation and soil fertility"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","no"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","329"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","3"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Environmental and Experimental Botany"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","336"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","71"],["dc.contributor.author","Graefe, Sophie"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Coners, Heinz"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T08:54:55Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T08:54:55Z"],["dc.date.issued","2011"],["dc.description.abstract","Lowered temperatures may reduce the root water uptake of tropical trees at high elevations through several mechanisms; however, field studies to test their relevance are lacking. We measured sap flux density (J) in small-diameter tree roots across a 2000-m elevation transect in a tropical mountain forest for quantifying the effects of temperature (T(a)), VPD and soil moisture (theta) on root water flow and uptake at different elevations. Recently developed miniature heat balance-sap flow gauges were applied to roots of about 10 mm in diameter in mountain forest stands at 1050, 1890 and 3060m a.s.l. in the Ecuadorian Andes and the measured flow was related to anatomical properties of the root xylem. Between 1050 and 3060 m, mean J decreased to about a third. VPD was the most influential environmental factor controlling J at 1050 and 1890 m, while T(a) was the key determinant at 3060 in. Large vessels were absent in the root xylem of high-elevation trees which resulted in a 10-fold decrease of theoretical hydraulic conductivity (k(h)(theor)) between 1050 and 3060 in. We conclude that both physical limitations (reduced VPD, increased viscosity of water) and biological constraints (large decrease of k(h)(theor)) result in a significantly reduced J and root water uptake of the trees in high-elevation tropical forests. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved."],["dc.description.sponsorship","German Science Foundation (DFG) through Research Group [402, B6]"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.01.001"],["dc.identifier.isi","000290013500001"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/22785"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd"],["dc.relation.issn","0098-8472"],["dc.title","Root functioning in tropical high-elevation forests: Environmental vs. biological control of root water absorption"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e47192"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","10"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","PloS one"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","7"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","7"],["dc.contributor.author","Kessler, Michael"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Jungkunst, Hermann F."],["dc.contributor.author","Kluge, Jürgen"],["dc.contributor.author","Abrahamczyk, Stefan"],["dc.contributor.author","Bos, Merijn Marinus"],["dc.contributor.author","Buchori, Damayanti"],["dc.contributor.author","Gerold, Gerhard"],["dc.contributor.author","Gradstein, S. Robbert"],["dc.contributor.author","Köhler, Stefan"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Moser, Gerald"],["dc.contributor.author","Pitopang, Ramadhanil"],["dc.contributor.author","Saleh, Shahabuddin"],["dc.contributor.author","Schulze, Christian Hansjoachim"],["dc.contributor.author","Sporn, Simone Goda"],["dc.contributor.author","Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf"],["dc.contributor.author","Tjitrosoedirdjo, Sri Sudarmiyati"],["dc.contributor.author","Tscharntke, Teja"],["dc.contributor.editor","Bond-Lamberty, Ben"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-07-05T16:08:40Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-07-05T16:08:40Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","Managing ecosystems for carbon storage may also benefit biodiversity conservation, but such a potential ‘win-win’ scenario has not yet been assessed for tropical agroforestry landscapes. We measured above- and below-ground carbon stocks as well as the species richness of four groups of plants and eight of animals on 14 representative plots in Sulawesi, Indonesia, ranging from natural rainforest to cacao agroforests that have replaced former natural forest. The conversion of natural forests with carbon stocks of 227–362 Mg C ha−1 to agroforests with 82–211 Mg C ha−1 showed no relationships to overall biodiversity but led to a significant loss of forest-related species richness. We conclude that the conservation of the forest-related biodiversity, and to a lesser degree of carbon stocks, mainly depends on the preservation of natural forest habitats. In the three most carbon-rich agroforestry systems, carbon stocks were about 60% of those of natural forest, suggesting that 1.6 ha of optimally managed agroforest can contribute to the conservation of carbon stocks as much as 1 ha of natural forest. However, agroforestry systems had comparatively low biodiversity, and we found no evidence for a tight link between carbon storage and biodiversity. Yet, potential win-win agroforestry management solutions include combining high shade-tree quality which favours biodiversity with cacao-yield adapted shade levels."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2012"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1371/journal.pone.0047192"],["dc.identifier.gro","3150069"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23077569"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/8161"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/15169"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.relation.issn","1932-6203"],["dc.rights","CC BY 2.5"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5"],["dc.title","Can Joint Carbon and Biodiversity Management in Tropical Agroforestry Landscapes Be Optimized?"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","no"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1103"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","7"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Ecosystems"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","1116"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","12"],["dc.contributor.author","Meinen, Catharina"],["dc.contributor.author","Hertel, Dietrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Leuschner, Christoph"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T11:22:31Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T11:22:31Z"],["dc.date.issued","2009"],["dc.description.abstract","In contrast to studies on aboveground processes, the effect of species diversity on belowground productivity and fine-root regrowth after disturbance is still poorly studied in forests. In 12 old-growth broad-leaved forest stands, we tested the hypotheses that (i) the productivity and recovery rate (regrowth per standing biomass) of the fine-root system (root diameter < 2 mm) increase with increasing tree species diversity, and that (ii) the seasonality of fine-root biomass and necromass is more pronounced in pure than in tree species-rich stands as a consequence of non-synchronous root biomass peaks of the different species. We investigated stands with 1, 3, and 5 dominant tree species growing under similar soil and climate conditions for changes in fine-root biomass and necromass during a 12-month period and estimated fine-root productivity with two independent approaches (ingrowth cores, sequential coring). According to the analysis of 360 ingrowth cores, fine-root growth into the root-free soil increased with tree species diversity from 72 g m(-2) y(-1) in the monospecific plots to 166 g m(-2) y(-1) in the 5-species plots, indicating an enhanced recovery rate of the root system after soil disturbance with increasing species diversity (0.26, 0.34, and 0.51 y(-1) in 1-, 3-, and 5-species plots, respectively). Fine-root productivity as approximated by the sequential coring data also indicated a roughly threefold increase from the monospecific to the 5-species stand. We found no indication of a more pronounced seasonality of fine-root mass in species-poor as compared to species-rich stands. We conclude that species identification on the fine root level, as conducted here, may open new perspectives on tree species effects on root system dynamics. Our study produced first evidence in support of the hypothesis that the fine-root systems of more diverse forest stands are more productive and recover more rapidly after soil disturbance than that of species-poor forests."],["dc.description.sponsorship","German Research Council (DFG)"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s10021-009-9271-3"],["dc.identifier.isi","000272028000003"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?goescholar/4158"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/56009"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.relation.issn","1432-9840"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Root Growth and Recovery in Temperate Broad-Leaved Forest Stands Differing in Tree Species Diversity"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]