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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

Neighbourhood Species Richness Reduces Crown Asymmetry of Subtropical Trees in Sloping Terrain

Reforestation in sloping terrain is an important measure for soil erosion control and sustainable watershed management. The mechanical stability of such reforested stands, however, ca...

In Paper, Mar 16, 2022

Niche partitioning in nitrogen uptake among subtropical tree species enhances biomass production

The relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem functioning has become one of the key topics in ecological studies. Niche partitioning, brought about by a complementary resourc...

In Paper, Mar 07, 2022

Planting new forests with high functional diversity helps improve productivity

As forests age, differences in species functional traits become more important and reliable in predicting forest productivity, according to an international study led by Prof. MA Kepi...

In Paper, Nov 08, 2021

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