Plant Diversity Surpasses Plant Functional Groups and Plant Productivity as Driver of Soil Biota in the Long Term
Figure 3
Relevance of plant community properties.
(A) Percentage of soil biota variables significantly affected by plant species richness (SR), plant functional group richness (FR), presence of grasses (GR) and presence of legumes (LE). (B) Mean F-values of the effects of plant species richness, plant functional group richness, presence of grasses and presence of legumes on soil biota. Asterisks indicate significant (** P<0.01, * P<0.05) and marginally significant ((*) P<0.1) effects. Means (lines) with standard error (boxes) and standard deviation (error bars).