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The Jena Experiment is a DFG-funded Research Unit (FOR 5000) that builds on a long history of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research (FOR 456; FOR 1451). Despite broad consensus of the positive BEF relationship, the underlying ecological and evolutionary mechanisms have not been well understood. The Jena Experiment aims at filling this gap of knowledge by applying novel experimental and analytical approaches in one of the longest-running biodiversity experiments in the world (running since 2002). The central aim of the Research Unit is to uncover the mechanisms that determine BEF relationships in the short- and in the long-term.
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New publication from Hennecke et al. in New Phytologist: Responses of rhizosphere fungi to the root economics space in grassland monocultures of different age September 22, 2023 10:19am - Recent studies on root traits have shown that there are two axes explaining trait variation… 
New publication from Pinheiro Alves de Souza et al. in Microbial Ecology: Deterministic development of soil Microbial communities in disturbed soils depends on microbial biomass of the bioinoculum September 22, 2023 10:12am - Despite its enormous importance for ecosystem services, factors driving microbial recolonization of soils after disturbance… 
New publication from Albracht et al. in Frontiers in Soil Science: Effects of recurrent summer droughts on arbuscular mycorrhizal and total fungal communities in experimental grasslands differing in plant diversity and community composition July 6, 2023 8:09am - Introduction: Biodiversity loss and climate change have been determined as major global drivers affecting ecosystems… 
Jäthelfer (w/m/d) gesucht vom 09.10. – 29.10.2023 July 4, 2023 1:39pm - #English version below# Ihr interessiert euch für Pflanzen und arbeitet gerne draußen? Wir brauchen Hilfe… 
New publication from Eisenhauer et al. in npj Biodiversity: Reconsidering functional redundancy in biodiversity research April 27, 2023 1:27pm - A key question in ecological research is whether biodiversity is important for ecosystem functioning. After… 
New publication from Bonato Asato et al. in Ecology and Evolution: On the phenology of soil organisms: Current knowledge and future steps April 26, 2023 8:51am - Phenology is the study of timing of periodic activities in biological life cycles. It describes…
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