Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant 'Zinke' effects.
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SUBMITTER: Waring BG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4528518 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
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Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant 'Zinke' effects.
Waring Bonnie G BG Álvarez-Cansino Leonor L Barry Kathryn E KE Becklund Kristen K KK Dale Sarah S Gei Maria G MG Keller Adrienne B AB Lopez Omar R OR Markesteijn Lars L Mangan Scott S Riggs Charlotte E CE Rodríguez-Ronderos María Elizabeth ME Segnitz R Max RM Schnitzer Stefan A SA Powers Jennifer S JS
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20150801 1812
Plant species leave a chemical signature in the soils below them, generating fine-scale spatial variation that drives ecological processes. Since the publication of a seminal paper on plant-mediated soil heterogeneity by Paul Zinke in 1962, a robust literature has developed examining effects of individual plants on their local environments (individual plant effects). Here, we synthesize this work using meta-analysis to show that plant effects are strong and pervasive across ecosystems on six con ...[more]
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