S. E. Hobbie

Forest and Biodiversity 2: a tree diversity experiment to understand the consequences of multiple dimensions of diversity and composition for long-term ecosystem function and resilience

The paper introduces a long-term tree diversity experiment to study how species diversity and composition affect ecosystem function and resilience, with findings showing higher mortality in monocultures and the importance of diversity in reducing tree mortality.

Drivers of plant diversity, community composition, functional traits and soil processes along an alpine gradient in the central Chilean Andes

The paper examines how environmental factors influence plant diversity, functional traits, and soil processes across an elevation gradient in the central Chilean Andes.

Rapid estimates of leaf litter chemistry using reflectance spectroscopy

This paper develops PLSR models using reflectance spectroscopy to estimate leaf litter chemical traits non-destructively with high accuracy.

Remotely detected plant function in two midwestern prairie grassland experiments reveals belowground processes

The paper uses imaging spectroscopy to link aboveground vegetation properties with belowground soil processes in two grassland experiments, finding contrasting relationships based on ecosystem productivity and diversity.

Top-down and bottom-up controls on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling with repeated burning across four ecosystems

The paper examines how repeated burning affects soil carbon and nitrogen cycling across four ecosystems, finding that fire reduces soil C and N storage and alters enzyme activity, with tree cover influencing decomposition rates.