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List of works by Stephan Hättenschwiler

(A)synchronous Availabilities of N and P Regulate the Activity and Structure of the Microbial Decomposer Community

scientific article

A TEST OF THE TREELINE CARBON LIMITATION HYPOTHESIS BY IN SITU CO<sub>2</sub>ENRICHMENT AND DEFOLIATION

scientific article published on 04 June 2007

A multitrophic perspective on biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests

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A tribute to Christian Körner for his 25 years of service on the Oecologia editorial board

scientific article published on January 19, 2013

Above‐ and below‐ground complementarity rather than selection drive tree diversity–productivity relationships in European forests

scientific article published on 10 May 2021

An alpine treeline in a carbon dioxide-rich world: synthesis of a nine-year free-air carbon dioxide enrichment study.

scientific article published on 23 January 2013

An experimental test of the hypothesis of non-homeostatic consumer stoichiometry in a plant litter-microbe system

scientific article published on 25 March 2013

An unexpected role for mixotrophs in the response of peatland carbon cycling to climate warming

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Beyond global change: lessons from 25 years of CO2 research

scientific article published on January 10, 2013

Biodiversity and Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems

scientific article published in 2005

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

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Biomass allocation and canopy development in spruce model ecosystems under elevated CO2 and increased N deposition

scientific article published in December 1997

Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality

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C, N and P fertilization in an Amazonian rainforest supports stoichiometric dissimilarity as a driver of litter diversity effects on decomposition

scientific article published in December 2014

Carbon Flux and Growth in Mature Deciduous Forest Trees Exposed to Elevated CO2

scientific article published in Science

Carbon limitation overrides acidification in mediating soil microbial activity to nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland

scientific article published in 2021

Carbon quality rather than stoichiometry controls litter decomposition in a tropical rain forest

scientific article published on 12 May 2010

Changes in soil microbial substrate utilization in response to altered litter diversity and precipitation in a Mediterranean shrubland

Climatic conditions, not above- and belowground resource availability and uptake capacity, mediate tree diversity effects on productivity and stability

scientific article published on 22 December 2021

Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

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Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality

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Contrasting dynamics and trait controls in first-order root compared with leaf litter decomposition

article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Contrasting mass‐ratio vs. niche complementarity effects on litter C and N loss during decomposition along a regional climatic gradient

scientific article published on 28 December 2016

Decomposition in Mixed Beech Forests in the South-Western Alps Under Severe Summer Drought

scientific article published on 08 April 2021

Decomposition of leaf litter mixtures across biomes: The role of litter identity, diversity and soil fauna

scientific article published on 25 June 2020

Detritivore conversion of litter into faeces accelerates organic matter turnover

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

Distinct microbial limitations in litter and underlying soil revealed by carbon and nutrient fertilization in a tropical rainforest

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Diversity meets decomposition

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Diversity of leaf litter leachates from temperate forest trees and its consequences for soil microbial activity

scientific article published on 27 August 2016

Diversity-decomposition relationships in forests worldwide

scientific article published on 26 June 2020

Does variability in litter quality determine soil microbial respiration in an Amazonian rainforest?

Drivers of earthworm incidence and abundance across European forests

scholarly article by Hans De Wandeler et al published August 2016 in Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Effects of elevated CO2 and increased nitrogen deposition on photosynthesis and growth of understory plants in spruce model ecosystems

scientific article published on April 1996

Effects of radionuclide contamination on leaf litter decomposition in the Chernobyl exclusion zone

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Functional dissimilarity across trophic levels as a driver of soil processes in a Mediterranean decomposer system exposed to two moisture levels

scientific article published on 06 February 2015

Functional diversity of terrestrial microbial decomposers and their substrates

scientific article published on May 4, 2011

General reversal of N-decomposition relationship during long-term decomposition in boreal and temperate forests

Growth and community responses of alpine dwarf shrubs to in situ CO₂ enrichment and soil warming.

scientific article published on 19 April 2011

Growth and reproduction of the alpine grasshopper Miramella alpina feeding on CO2-enriched dwarf shrubs at treeline

scientific article published on 5 October 2004

Hemiparasite abundance in an alpine treeline ecotone increases in response to atmospheric CO(2) enrichment

scientific article published on 5 October 2005

High variation in foliage and leaf litter chemistry among 45 tree species of a neotropical rainforest community

scientific article published on 14 April 2008

Higher tree diversity increases soil microbial resistance to drought

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient

scientific article published on 26 June 2012

Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests

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Increasing rates of long-term nitrogen deposition consistently increased litter decomposition in a semi-arid grassland

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

Interactive effects of C , N and P fertilization on soil microbial community structure and function in an A mazonian rain forest

scientific article published in 2014

Interspecific variation in leaf litter tannins drives decomposition in a tropical rain forest of French Guiana

scientific article published on July 2010

Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity-ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

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Leaf Litter Consumption by Macroarthropods and Burial of their Faeces Enhance Decomposition in a Mediterranean Ecosystem

scientific article published on 31 May 2016

Leaf litter morphological traits, invertebrate body mass and phylogenetic affiliation explain the feeding and feces properties of saprophagous macroarthropods

scientific article published on 11 January 2022

Leaf traits and decomposition in tropical rainforests: revisiting some commonly held views and towards a new hypothesis

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

Litter conversion into detritivore faeces reshuffles the quality control over C and N dynamics during decomposition

scientific article published on 18 July 2018

Litter fingerprint on microbial biomass, activity, and community structure in the underlying soil

Litter-type specific microbial responses to the transformation of leaf litter into millipede feces

scientific article published in July 2015

Long-term presence of tree species but not chemical diversity affect litter mixture effects on decomposition in a neotropical rainforest

scientific article published on March 26, 2011

Microhabitat and ectomycorrhizal effects on the establishment, growth and survival of Quercus ilex L. seedlings under drought

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Neighbor identity affects growth and survival of Mediterranean plants under recurrent drought

scientific article published on 02 September 2020

Nitrogen and nature

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Nutrient and Carbon Limitation on Decomposition in an Amazonian Moist Forest

scientific article published on 26 June 2012

Nutrient limitation of soil microbial processes in tropical forests

scientific article published in 2017

Opposing effects of elevated CO2 and N deposition on Lymantria monacha larvae feeding on spruce trees

scientific article published in February 1999

Plant herbivory responses through changes in leaf quality have no effect on subsequent leaf-litter decomposition in a neotropical rain forest tree community

scientific article published on 13 March 2015

Plant litter diversity increases microbial abundance, fungal diversity, and carbon and nitrogen cycling in a Mediterranean shrubland

scientific article published in 2017

Priorities for research in soil ecology.

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Relative effects of climate and litter traits on decomposition change with time, climate and trait variability

scientific article published on 09 October 2020

Relative importance of tree species richness, tree functional type, and microenvironment for soil macrofauna communities in European forests

scientific article published on 6 May 2021

Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition

scientific article published on 9 January 2023

Root traits rather than functional diversity of soil microorganisms respond to drought and plant species composition in Mediterranean shrubland species

scientific article published in 2022

Short-term responses of ecosystem carbon fluxes to experimental soil warming at the Swiss alpine treeline

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Soil animals alter plant litter diversity effects on decomposition

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Soil warming and CO2 enrichment induce biomass shifts in alpine tree line vegetation

scientific article published on 30 January 2015

Soil warming opens the nitrogen cycle at the alpine treeline

scientific article published on 21 May 2016

Species-specific tree growth responses to 9 years of CO2 enrichment at the alpine treeline

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Stoichiometric plasticity of microbial communities is similar between litter and soil in a tropical rainforest

scientific article published on 2 October 2017

Temporal Shifts in Plant Diversity Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics During Litter Decomposition in a Mediterranean Shrubland Exposed to Reduced Precipitation

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Temporal dynamics of biotic and abiotic drivers of litter decomposition

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

The chitin connection of polyphenols and its ecosystem consequences

scientific article published on 22 April 2019

The importance of biotic factors in predicting global change effects on decomposition of temperate forest leaf litter

scientific article published on 24 December 2009

The importance of litter traits and decomposers for litter decomposition: a comparison of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems within and across biomes

scientific article published on 20 October 2015

Trait functional diversity explains mixture effects on litter decomposition at the arid end of a climate gradient

scientific article published in 2022

Tree Diversity and Soil Biology: A New Research Program in French Guyana

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Tree diversity is key for promoting the diversity and abundance of forest‐associated taxa in Europe

scientific article published on 08 October 2019

Tree seedling growth in natural deep shade: functional traits related to interspecific variation in response to elevated CO2.

scientific article published on September 2001

Tree species diversity affects decomposition through modified micro-environmental conditions across European forests

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Tree species functional group is a more important driver of soil properties than tree species diversity across major European forest types

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Tree species mixing affects soil microbial functioning indirectly via root and litter traits and soil parameters in European forests

scientific article published on 02 July 2021