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@ARTICLE{Roscher:10920,
author = {Roscher, C. and Thein, S. and Weigelt, A. and Temperton,
V.M. and Buchmann, N. and Schulze, E.-D.},
title = {{N}2 fixation and performance of 12 legume species in a
6-year grassland biodiversity experiment},
journal = {Plant and soil},
volume = {341},
issn = {0032-079X},
address = {Dordrecht [u.a.]},
publisher = {Springer Science + Business Media B.V},
reportid = {PreJuSER-10920},
year = {2011},
note = {The Jena Experiment is funded by the German Science
Foundation (FOR 456) with support by the University of Jena
and the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and is
coordinated by W. W. Weisser. We thank U. Gerighausen, U.
Wehmeier and S. Hengelhaupt for technical assistance and all
of the people who assisted in maintaining the experiment and
harvesting biomass. We acknowledge H. Geilmann, I. Hilke and
M. Rassler for stable isotope and elemental analyses.},
abstract = {Highly variable effects of legumes have been observed in
biodiversity experiments, but little is known about plant
diversity effects on N-2 fixation of legume species. We used
the N-15 natural abundance method in a non-fertilized
regularly mown 6-year biodiversity experiment (Jena
Experiment) to quantify N-2 fixation of 12 legume species.
The proportion of legume N derived from the atmosphere
$(\%N-dfa)$ differed significantly among legume species.
$\%N-dfa$ values were lower in 2004 after setting-up the
experiment (73 +/- 20) than in the later years (2006: 80 +/-
16; 2008: 78 +/- 12). Increasing species richness had
positive effects on $\%N-dfa$ in 2004 and 2006, but not in
2008. High biomass production of legumes in 2004 and 2006
declined to lower levels in 2008. In 2006, legume
positioning within the canopy best explained variation in
$\%N-dfa$ values indicating a lower reliance of tall legumes
on N-2 fixation. In 2008, larger $\%N-dfa$ values of legumes
were related to lower leaf P concentrations suggesting that
the availability of phosphorus limited growth of legumes. In
summary, diversity effects on N-2 fixation depend on legume
species identity, their ability to compete for soil
nutrients and light and may vary temporally in response to
changing resource availability.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {IBG-2},
ddc = {570},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-2-20101118},
pnm = {Terrestrische Umwelt},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK407},
shelfmark = {Agronomy / Plant Sciences / Soil Science},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000288455300026},
doi = {10.1007/s11104-010-0647-0},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/10920},
}