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Weigelt, Alexandra; Ebeling, Anne; Roscher, Christiane; Temperton, Vicky; De Luca, Enrica; Wagg, Cameron; Buchmann, Nina; Fischer, Markus; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael; Schmid, Bernhard; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef; Weisser, Wolfgang W; Luo, Guangjuan; Meyer, Sebastian Tobias (2016): Collection of aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (time series since 2002). PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866358

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Abstract:
This data set comprises time series of aboveground community plant biomass (Sown plant community, Weed plant community, Dead plant material, and Unidentified plant material; all measured in biomass as dry weight) and species-specific biomass from the sown species of several experiments at the field site of a large grassland biodiversity experiment (the Jena Experiment; see further details below). Aboveground community biomass was normally harvested twice a year just prior to mowing (during peak standing biomass twice a year, generally in May and August; in 2002 only once in September) on all experimental plots in the Jena Experiment. This was done by clipping the vegetation at 3 cm above ground in up to four rectangles of 0.2 x 0.5 m per large plot. The location of these rectangles was assigned by random selection of new coordinates every year within the core area of the plots. The positions of the rectangles within plots were identical for all plots. The harvested biomass was sorted into categories: individual species for the sown plant species, weed plant species (species not sown at the particular plot), detached dead plant material (i.e., dead plant material in the data file), and remaining plant material that could not be assigned to any category (i.e., unidentified plant material in the data file). All biomass was dried to constant weight (70°C, >= 48 h) and weighed. Sown plant community biomass was calculated as the sum of the biomass of the individual sown species. The data for individual samples and the mean over samples for the biomass measures on the community level are given. Overall, analyses of the community biomass data have identified species richness as well as functional group composition as important drivers of a positive biodiversity-productivity relationship.
The following series of datasets are contained in this collection:
1. Plant biomass form the Main Experiment: In the Main Experiment, 82 grassland plots of 20 x 20 m were established from a pool of 60 species belonging to four functional groups (grasses, legumes, tall and small herbs). In May 2002, varying numbers of plant species from this species pool were sown into the plots to create a gradient of plant species richness (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 60 species) and functional richness (1, 2, 3, 4 functional groups).
2. Plant biomass from the Dominance Experiment: In the Dominance Experiment, 206 grassland plots of 3.5 x 3.5 m were established from a pool of 9 species that can be dominant in semi-natural grassland communities of the study region. In May 2002, varying numbers of plant species from this species pool were sown into the plots to create a gradient of plant species richness (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 9 species).
3. Plant biomass from the monoculture plots: In the monoculture plots the sown plant community contains only a single species per plot and this species is a different one for each plot. Which species has been sown in which plot is stated in the plot information table for monocultures (see further details below). The monoculture plots of 3.5 x 3.5 m were established for all of the 60 plant species of the Jena Experiment species pool with two replicates per species like the other experiments in May 2002.
All plots were maintained by bi-annual weeding and mowing.
Related to:
Clark, Adam Thomas; Turnbull, Lindsay Ann; Tredennick, Andrew; Allan, Eric; Harpole, W Stanley; Mayfield, Margaret M; Soliveres, Santiago; Barry, Kathryn; Eisenhauer, Nico; de Kroon, Hans; Rosenbaum, Benjamin; Wagg, Cameron; Weigelt, Alexandra; Feng, Yanhao; Roscher, Christiane; Schmid, Bernhard (2019): Predicting species abundances in a grassland biodiversity experiment: Trade‐offs between model complexity and generality. Journal of Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13316
Feng, Yanhao; Soliveres, Santiago; Allan, Eric; Rosenbaum, Benjamin; Wagg, Cameron; Tabi, Andrea; De Luca, Enrica; Eisenhauer, Nico; Schmid, Bernhard; Weigelt, Alexandra; Weisser, Wolfgang W; Roscher, Christiane; Fischer, Markus (2020): Inferring competitive outcomes, ranks and intransitivity from empirical data: A comparison of different methods. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 11(1), 117-128, https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13326
Gubsch, Marlén; Buchmann, Nina; Schmid, Bernhard; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef; Lipowsky, Annett; Roscher, Christiane (2010): Differential effects of plant diversity on functional trait variation of grass species. Annals of Botany, 107(1), 157-169, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcq220
Marquard, Elisabeth; Schmid, Bernhard; Roscher, Christiane; De Luca, Enrica; Nadrowski, Karin; Weisser, Wolfgang W; Weigelt, Alexandra (2013): Changes in the Abundance of Grassland Species in Monocultures versus Mixtures and Their Relation to Biodiversity Effects. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e75599, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075599
Marquard, Elisabeth; Weigelt, Alexandra; Roscher, Christiane; Gubsch, Marlén; Lipowsky, Annett; Schmid, Bernhard (2009): Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship due to increased plant density. Journal of Ecology, 97(4), 696-704, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01521.x
Marquard, Elisabeth; Weigelt, Alexandra; Temperton, Vicky; Roscher, Christiane; Schumacher, Jens; Buchmann, Nina; Fischer, Markus; Weisser, Wolfgang W; Schmid, Bernhard (2009): Plant species richness and functional composition drive overyielding in a six-year grassland experiment. Ecology, 90(12), 3290-3302, https://doi.org/10.1890/09-0069.1
Roscher, Christiane; Schmid, Bernhard; Buchmann, Nina; Weigelt, Alexandra; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef (2010): Legume species differ in the responses of their functional traits to plant diversity. Oecologia, 165(2), 437-452, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-010-1735-9
Roscher, Christiane; Schumacher, Jens; Baade, Jussi; Wilcken, Sara; Gleixner, Gerd; Weisser, Wolfgang W; Schmid, Bernhard; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef (2004): The role of biodiversity for element cycling and trophic interactions: an experimental approach in a grassland community. Basic and Applied Ecology, 5(2), 107-121, https://doi.org/10.1078/1439-1791-00216
Roscher, Christiane; Schumacher, Jens; Lipowsky, Annett; Gubsch, Marlén; Weigelt, Alexandra; Pompe, Sven; Kolle, Olaf; Buchmann, Nina; Schmid, Bernhard; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef (2013): A functional trait-based approach to understand community assembly and diversity–productivity relationships over 7 years in experimental grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 15(3), 139-149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2013.02.004
Roscher, Christiane; Temperton, Vicky; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael; Schmid, Bernhard; Schmitz, Martin; Schumacher, Jens; Buchmann, Nina; Weisser, Wolfgang W; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef (2005): Overyielding in experimental grassland communities - irrespective of species pool or spatial scale. Ecology Letters, 8(4), 419-429, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00736.x
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Latitude: 50.946100 * Longitude: 11.611300
Date/Time Start: 2002-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2015-12-31T00:00:00
Comment:
This data set is an ongoing collection of plant biomass data from the Jena Experiment which is extended every year. Please refer to the datasets of the individual years below. Data is published 7 years after measuring. For more recent years please directly contact the authors via the Jena Experiment data manager [http://www.the-jena-experiment.de/Contact.html].
In case you want to cite this collection please use: " Weigelt, Alexandra; de Luca, Enrica; Roscher, Christiane; Temperton, Vicky; Buchmann, Nina; Fischer, Marcus; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael; Schmid, Bernhard; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef; Weisser, Wolfgang; Luo, Guangjuan; Meyer, Sebastian Tobias (2016) Collection of aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (time series since 2002), doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.866358 (downloaded [DATE])".
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  1. Roscher, C; Scherer-Lorenzen, M; Schulze, E-D (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2002). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.845257
  2. Roscher, C; Scherer-Lorenzen, M; Schulze, E-D (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2003). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.845398
  3. Roscher, C; Weisser, WW; Schulze, E-D (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2004). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.845479
  4. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2005). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.845449
  5. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2006). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.845450
  6. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2007). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.845451
  7. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2008). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.846672
  8. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2019): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2009). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.910197
  9. Weigelt, A; De Luca, E; Schmid, B et al. (2019): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2010). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.910201
  10. Weigelt, A; De Luca, E; Schmid, B et al. (2019): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2011). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.910204
  11. Weigelt, A; De Luca, E; Schmid, B et al. (2019): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2012). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.910208
  12. Wagg, C; Schmid, B; Weigelt, A et al. (2019): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2013). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.910210
  13. Wagg, C; Ebeling, A; Schmid, B et al. (2019): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2014). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.910213
  14. Wagg, C; Ebeling, A; Schmid, B et al. (2019): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Dominance Experiment, year 2015). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.910215
  15. Buchmann, N; Temperton, V (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2002). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.846320
  16. Buchmann, N; Temperton, V (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2003). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.846317
  17. Buchmann, N; Temperton, V (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2004). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.846319
  18. Weisser, WW; Weigelt, A (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2005). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.846348
  19. Weisser, WW; Weigelt, A (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2006). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.846582
  20. Weisser, WW; Weigelt, A (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2007). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.846583
  21. Weisser, WW; Weigelt, A (2015): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2008). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.846532
  22. Weisser, WW; Weigelt, A (2016): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2009). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866304
  23. De Luca, E; Weigelt, A; Schmid, B et al. (2016): Aboveground community and species-specific plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2010). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866305
  24. Roscher, C; Schulze, E-D; Weisser, WW (2016): Aboveground plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Monocultures, year 2002). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866311
  25. Roscher, C; Schulze, E-D; Weisser, WW (2016): Aboveground plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Monocultures, year 2003). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866312
  26. Roscher, C; Schulze, E-D; Weisser, WW (2016): Aboveground plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Monocultures, year 2004). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866313
  27. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2016): Aboveground plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Monocultures, year 2005). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866314
  28. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2016): Aboveground plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Monocultures, year 2006). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866315
  29. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2016): Aboveground plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Monocultures, year 2007). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866316
  30. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2016): Aboveground plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Monocultures, year 2008). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866317
  31. Weigelt, A; Weisser, WW (2016): Aboveground plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Monocultures, year 2009). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866318
  32. De Luca, E; Schmid, B; Weigelt, A et al. (2016): Aboveground plant biomass from the Jena Experiment (Monocultures, year 2010). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866319