Soil microbial richness and community composition are primarily mediated by functional trait diversity of fine roots in subtropical forests

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[3] Bardgett RD(2020)The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants Sci Adv 6 eaba3756-2632

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[8] Van der Plas F(2020)Functional diversity enhances, but exploitative traits reduce tree mixture effects on microbial biomass Funct Ecol 34 335-1617

[9] Laughlin D(2003)A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits Aust J Bot 51 1608-1719

[10] Kuyper T(2016)Plant-soil feedbacks: role of plant functional group and plant traits J Ecol 104 1704-587

[1] Bardgett RD(2014)Below-ground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning Nature 515 505-511

[2] van der Putten WH(2014)Going underground: root traits as drivers of ecosystem processes Trends Ecol Evol 29 692-699

[3] Bardgett RD(2020)The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants Sci Adv 6 eaba3756-2632

[4] Mommer L(2008)Forward selection of explanatory variables Ecology 89 2623-219

[5] De Vries FT(2014)Nitrogen and carbon reallocation in fungal mycelia during decomposition of boreal forest litter PLoS One 9 210-121

[6] Bergmann J(2013)Tree species diversity increases fine root productivity through increased soil volume filling J Ecol 101 113-286

[7] Weigelt A(2019)Tree species identity surpasses richness in affecting soil microbial richness and community composition in subtropical forests Soil Biol Biochem 130 276-380

[8] Van der Plas F(2020)Functional diversity enhances, but exploitative traits reduce tree mixture effects on microbial biomass Funct Ecol 34 335-1617

[9] Laughlin D(2003)A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits Aust J Bot 51 1608-1719

[10] Kuyper T(2016)Plant-soil feedbacks: role of plant functional group and plant traits J Ecol 104 1704-587