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Different assembly mechanisms of leaf epiphytic and endophytic bacterial communities underlie their higher diversity in more diverse forests

Plant leaves represent an important but previously underappreciated habitat for diverse micro-organisms. Plant microbiomes are known to influence host fitness and ecosystem functionin...

In Paper, Mar 17, 2023

Mycorrhizal Types Control Biodiversity Effects on Productivity

Mycorrhizal symbiosis helps plants expand their root surface area, giving plants greater access to nutrients and water. Although the first and foremost role of mycorrhizal symbiosis i...

In Paper, Feb 03, 2023

Functional and phylogenetic relationships link predators to plant diversity via trophic and non-trophic pathways

Human-induced biodiversity loss is threatening ecosystem function. Previous studies has provided evidences that the biodiversity and ecosystem functions of consumers were affected by ...

In Paper, Jan 11, 2023

Tree species and genetic diversity increase productivity via functional diversity and trophic feedbacks

Reforestation projects should include a variety of tree species and ensure genetic diversity within each species to maximise new forests’ health and productivity, suggests a study pub...

In Paper, Dec 19, 2022

Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects

Global biodiversity decline and its cascading effects through trophic interactions pose a severe threat to human society. Establishing the impacts of biodiversity decline requires a m...

In Paper, Dec 12, 2022

Differential impacts on herbivore diversity and scale-dependence of tree diversity in subtropical forests

Plant diversity has been found to increase herbivore diversity, including abundance, species richness, and phylogenetic diversity. However, it is yet to be established at which spatia...

In Paper, Nov 30, 2022

Leaf nutritional content, tree richness, and season shape the caterpillar functional trait composition hosted by trees

The nutritional content of food plants can, to a large extent, determine the physical attributes of herbivorous insects, from growth rates to the need for defenses against predators. ...

In Paper, Nov 29, 2022

Species richness, functional traits and climate interactively affect tree survival in a large forest biodiversity experiment

Tree survival affects forest biodiversity, structure and functioning. However, little is known about feedback effects of biodiversity on survival and its dependence on functional trai...

In Paper, Aug 18, 2022

Effects of enemy exclusion on biodiversity–productivity relationships in a subtropical forest experiment

Interspecific niche complementarity is a key mechanism posited to explain positive species richness–productivity relationships in plant communities. However, the exact nature of the n...

In Paper, Jun 02, 2022

Plants play stronger effects on soil fungal than bacterial communities and co-occurrence network structures in a subtropical tree diversity experiment

Increasing biodiversity loss profoundly affects community structure and ecosystem functioning. Therefore, revealing the mechanisms associated with community assembly and co-occurrence...

In Paper, Jun 01, 2022

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