Influence of plant diversity on soil organic carbon storage and microbial transformation of organic carbon in soils [Elektronische Ressource] / von Maike Habekost

Influence of plant diversity on soil organic carbon storage and microbial transformation of organic carbon in soils Dissertation Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) Vorgelegt dem Rat der Chemisch-Geowissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Diplom Geoökologin Maike Habekost geboren am 11.10.1979 in Hannover Gutachter 1. Prof. Dr. Roland Mäusbacher, Institut für Geographie, FSU Jena 2. Prof. Dr. Stefan Scheu, FB Biologie, TU Darmstadt 3. PD Dr. Gerd Gleixner, Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Jena Tag der öffentlichen Verteidigung: 10.12.2008 Table of Contents 1 Introduction............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Global change and carbon cycle ......................................................................1 1.2 Outline of the thesis ..........................................................................................5 1.3 References..........................................................................................................7 2 Organic carbon and nitrogen storage in soil depth profiles of experimental grasslands with varying plant diversity ...................... 10 2.1 Introduction................................................