Foliar fungi and plant diversity drive ecosystem carbon fluxes in experimental prairies
Mayank Kohli1*, Jeremiah A. Henning1, 2, Elizabeth Borer1, Linda Kinkel3, Eric W. Seabloom1
1 Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2 Department of Biology, University of South Alabama
3 Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
* Correspondence: 1987 Upper Buford Circle, Saint Paul, MN, USA 55108; mayankkohli22@gmail.com; +1-651-703-1362
Author contributions: EB, ES and LK organized logistics and funding to maintain the heterotroph removal experiment. ES, JH and EB conceived this study. JH organized the setup for collecting field data and collected data with MK. MK analyzed data with inputs from ES. MK wrote the first draft with input from JH. All authors provided input on revisions.