@article{fdi:010042564,
  title = {{E}ffects of plant diversity on plant biomass production and soil macrofauna in {A}mazonian pastures},
  author = {{L}aossi, {K}am-{R}igne and {B}arot, {S}{\'e}bastien and {C}arvalho, {D}. and {D}esjardins, {T}hierry and {L}avelle, {P}atrick and {M}artins, {M}. and {M}itja, {D}anielle and {R}endeiro, {A}. {C}. and {R}ousseau, {G}. and {S}arrazin, {M}ax and {V}elasquez, {E}lena and {G}rimaldi, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e examined the effect of plant diversity on plant production and soil macrofauna density and diversity. {F}our plants species ({A}rachis pintoi, an herbaceous legume; {B}rachiaria brizantha, a perennial grass; {L}eucaena leucocephala, a legume shrub; {S}olanum rugosum, a non-legume shrub) were used in a field experiment and communities of all combinations of one, two, three or four species were established. {P}lant diversity neither significantly affected density and diversity of soil macrofauna nor total plant biomass, however, the biomass of specific plants was negatively affected by plant diversity. {E}arthworm and ant densities were significantly higher in the presence of {A}. pintoi although this plant influenced neither the density of the other group nor fauna diversity. {E}arthworm and diplopod densities increased significantly with shoot biomass of {A}. pintoi. {F}auna diversity increased significantly with shoot biomass (specific and total). {R}oot biomass did not affect fauna density and diversity. {O}ur results suggest that fauna density is affected by titter quality and that it is more affected by resource quantity than quality. {O}ur results also confirm the importance of nitrogen fixers to ecosystem function.},
  keywords = {amazon ; earthworms ; soil macrofauna ; biodiversity ; plant production ; legumes},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}edobiologia},
  volume = {51},
  numero = {5-6},
  pages = {397--407},
  ISSN = {0031-4056},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.pedobi.2007.11.001},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042564},
}