Peter B. Reich

Research topics

• Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · 2 papers
• Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics · 1 paper
• Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · 1 paper
• Gut microbiota and health · 1 paper
• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• William K. Cornwell · 1 paper
• Johannes H. C. Cornelissen · 1 paper
• Kathryn L. Amatangelo · 1 paper
• Ellen Dorrepaal · 1 paper
• Valerie T. Eviner · 1 paper
• Óscar Godoy · 1 paper
• Sarah E. Hobbie · 1 paper
• Bart Hoorens · 1 paper

Papers

1. Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwideEcology Letters · 2008 · 2,891 citations

   Worldwide decomposition rates depend both on climate and the legacy of plant functional traits as litter quality. To quantify the degree to which functional differentiation among species affects their litter decomposition rates, we brought together leaf trait and litter mass…

2. Microbial diversity drives multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystemsNature Communications · 2016 · 2,691 citations

   Despite the importance of microbial communities for ecosystem services and human welfare, the relationship between microbial diversity and multiple ecosystem functions and services (that is, multifunctionality) at the global scale has yet to be evaluated. Here we use two independent,…