TY - JOUR

T1 - A temporal approach to linking aboveground and belowground ecology.

AU - Bardgett, Richard D.

AU - Bowman, W. D.

AU - Kaufmann, R.

AU - Schmidt, S. K.

PY - 2005/11

Y1 - 2005/11

N2 - Ecologists are becoming increasingly aware of the role of aboveground–belowground relationships in controlling ecosystem processes and properties. Here, we review recent studies that show that relationships between aboveground and belowground communities operate over a hierarchy of temporal scales, ranging from days to seasons, to millennia, with differing consequences for ecosystem structure and function. We propose that a temporal framework is crucial to our understanding of the nature and ecological significance of relationships between aboveground and belowground communities.

AB - Ecologists are becoming increasingly aware of the role of aboveground–belowground relationships in controlling ecosystem processes and properties. Here, we review recent studies that show that relationships between aboveground and belowground communities operate over a hierarchy of temporal scales, ranging from days to seasons, to millennia, with differing consequences for ecosystem structure and function. We propose that a temporal framework is crucial to our understanding of the nature and ecological significance of relationships between aboveground and belowground communities.

U2 - 10.1016/j.tree.2005.08.005

DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2005.08.005

M3 - Journal article

VL - 20

SP - 634

EP - 641

JO - Trends in Ecology and Evolution

JF - Trends in Ecology and Evolution

SN - 0169-5347

IS - 11

ER -