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Plant and microbial pathways driving plant diversity effects on soil carbon accumulation in subtropical forest
Plant species richness (PSR) is known to affect soil organic carbon (SOC) storage. However, due to the complex origin and composition of SOC, mechanisms driving the PSR-SOC relationsh...
In Paper, Aug 05, 2021The significance of tree-tree interactions for forest ecosystem functioning
Global change exposes forest ecosystems to many risks including novel climatic conditions, increased frequency of climatic extremes and sudden emergence and spread of pests and pathog...
In Paper, Aug 04, 2021Tree diversity and soil chemical properties drive the linkages between soil microbial community and ecosystem functioning
Microbial respiration is critical for soil carbon balance and ecosystem functioning. Previous studies suggest that plant diversity influences soil microbial communities and their resp...
In Paper, Aug 03, 2021Tree mycorrhizal type and tree diversity shape the forest soil microbiota
There is limited knowledge on how the association of trees with different mycorrhizal types shapes soil microbial communities in the context of changing tree diversity levels. We used...
In Paper, Aug 03, 2021Tree species richness promotes an early increase of stand structural complexity in young subtropical plantations
Forest structural complexity has been identified as an important driver for promoting simultaneously biodiversity across trophic levels and multiple ecosystem services. However, we st...
In Paper, Aug 02, 2021More diverse tree communities promote foliar fungal pathogen diversity, but decrease infestation rates per tree species, in a subtropical biodiversity experiment
Fungal pathogens have the potential to affect plant biogeography and ecosystem processes through their influence on the fitness and functioning of their plant hosts. Simultaneously, c...
In Paper, Aug 01, 2021Local Tree Diversity Suppresses Foliar Fungal Infestation and Decreases Morphological but Not Molecular Richness in a Young Subtropical Forest
Leaf fungal pathogens alter their host species’ performance and, thus, changes in fungal species composition can translate into effects at the tree community scale. Conversely, the fu...
In Paper, Jul 31, 2021Species identity and composition effects on community productivity in a subtropical forest
Biodiversity experiments have shown that high species richness increases productivity in forests. However, forests are diverse regarding community composition. It is unclear how speci...
In Paper, Mar 22, 2021Drivers of understorey biomass: tree species identity is more important than richness in a young forest
Aims Positive biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships have been widely reported, predominately from grassland ecosystems. However, this does not necessarily have to apply acc...
In Paper, Mar 07, 2021Canopy Closure Retards Fine Wood Decomposition in Subtropical Regenerating Forests
Wood decomposition is faster in open habitats than closed-canopy forests, with the mechanisms unclear. When allowing access, termites outcompete fungi during wood decomposition. If in...
In Paper, Mar 06, 2021Featured
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                Forest biodiversity increases productivity via complementarity from greater canopy structural complexityIn Paper,
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                The tree growth-herbivory relationship depends on functional traits across forest biodiversity experimentsIn Paper,
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                Positive Diversity Effect on Woody Biomass Production by Promoting Cell Number and Cell Wall ThicknessIn Paper,
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                Trees suppress growth but sustain water consumption in response to flash drought in a subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                Tree diversity, tree growth, and microclimate independently structure Lepidoptera herbivore community stabilityIn Paper,
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                Cascading effects of tree diversity loss on herbivore-parasitoid interactionsIn Paper,
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                Within-individual leaf trait response to local light availability and biodiversity in a subtropical forest experimentIn Paper,
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                Improving forest ecosystem functions by optimizing tree species spatial arrangementIn Paper,
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                Bottom-up and top-down effects combine to drive predator-prey interactions in a forest biodiversity experimentIn Paper,
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                Soil carbon sequestration: Facilitated effect of extrafloral nectary trees in a diverse subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                Ecosystem consequences of functional diversity in forests and implications for restorationIn Paper,
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                Enhanced plant diversity reduces nitrous oxide emissions in forest soils worldwideIn Paper,
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                Tree species richness affects the trophic structure of soil oribatid mites via litter functional diversity and canopy cover: Evidence from stable isotope analysis (15N, 13C)In Paper,
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                Identifying seed families with high mixture performance in a subtropical forest biodiversity experimentIn Paper,
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                Non- random tree species loss shifts soil fungal communitiesIn Paper,
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                Understory shrub diversity: equally vital as overstory tree diversity to promote forest productivityIn Paper,
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                Tree diversity increases forest temperature buffering via enhancing canopy density and structural diversityIn Paper,
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                Multi-dimensionality of tree communities structure host-parasitoid networks and their phylogenetic compositionIn Paper,
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                Trait-based neighbourhood effects modulate the growth-weather relationships of subtropical treesIn Paper,
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                Strong nestedness and turnover effects on stand productivity in a long‐term forest biodiversity experimentIn Paper,
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                Plant diversity increases diversity and network complexity rather than alters community assembly processes of leaf-associated fungi in a subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                Soil conditions modify species diversity effects on tree functional trait expressionIn Paper,
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                Plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality via multitrophic diversityIn Paper,
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                Functional diversity of neighbours mediates sap flow density and radial growth of focal trees, but in different ways between evergreen and deciduous broadleaved speciesIn Paper,
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                Mixed-species stands improve the coordination between leaf and fine root traits in a common garden experimentIn Paper,
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                The spatial distribution of tree-tree interaction effects on soil microbial biomass and respirationIn Paper,
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                Influence of tree mycorrhizal type, tree species identity, and diversity on forest root-associated mycobiomesIn Paper,
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                Tree species diversity modulates the effects of fungal pathogens on litter decomposition: evidences from an incubation experimentIn Paper,
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                Functional dissimilarity in mixed forests promotes stem radial growth by mitigating tree water deficitIn Paper,
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                Tree and shrub richness modifies subtropical tree productivity by regulating the diversity and community composition of soil bacteria and archaeaIn Paper,
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                Systematic distributions of interaction strengths across tree interaction networks yield positive diversity–productivity relationshipsIn Paper,
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                Plant–soil feedback is dependent on tree mycorrhizal types and tree species richness in a subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                9 PhD positions in the field of forest biodiversity ecosystem functioning research (TreeDì / BEF-China)In news,
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                Multitrophic arthropod diversity mediates tree diversity effects on primary productivityIn Report,
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                Tree communities and functional traits determine herbivore compositional turnoverIn Paper,
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                Within-individual leaf trait variation increases with phenotypic integration in a subtropical tree diversity experimentIn Paper,
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                Subtropical forest tree genetic richness causes contrasting effects on soil fungal guilds in monocultures and mixed-species standsIn Paper,
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                Carbon–biodiversity relationships in a highly diverse subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                Functional potential of soil microbial communities and their subcommunities varies with tree mycorrhizal type and tree diversityIn Paper,
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                Different assembly mechanisms of leaf epiphytic and endophytic bacterial communities underlie their higher diversity in more diverse forestsIn Paper,
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                Mycorrhizal Types Control Biodiversity Effects on ProductivityIn Paper,
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                Functional and phylogenetic relationships link predators to plant diversity via trophic and non-trophic pathwaysIn Paper,
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                Tree species and genetic diversity increase productivity via functional diversity and trophic feedbacksIn Paper,
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                Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effectsIn Paper,
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                Differential impacts on herbivore diversity and scale-dependence of tree diversity in subtropical forestsIn Paper,
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                Leaf nutritional content, tree richness, and season shape the caterpillar functional trait composition hosted by treesIn Paper,
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                Species richness, functional traits and climate interactively affect tree survival in a large forest biodiversity experimentIn Paper,
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                Effects of enemy exclusion on biodiversity–productivity relationships in a subtropical forest experimentIn Paper,
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                Plants play stronger effects on soil fungal than bacterial communities and co-occurrence network structures in a subtropical tree diversity experimentIn Paper,
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                Neighbourhood Species Richness Reduces Crown Asymmetry of Subtropical Trees in Sloping TerrainIn Paper,
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                Niche partitioning in nitrogen uptake among subtropical tree species enhances biomass productionIn Paper,
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                Species richness stabilizes productivity via asynchrony and drought-tolerance diversity in a large-scale tree biodiversity experimentIn Paper,
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                Planting new forests with high functional diversity helps improve productivityIn Paper,
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                Special issue: Tree Diversity Effects on Ecosystem FunctioningIn news,
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                Understanding biodiversity in forestsIn news,
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                Phylogenetic relatedness, functional traits, and spatial scale determine herbivore co‐occurrence in a subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                Tree species richness differentially affects the chemical composition of leaves, roots and root exudates in four subtropical tree species.In Paper,
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                Tree diversity and functional leaf traits drive herbivore-associated microbiomes in subtropical China.In Paper,
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                What shapes ground beetle assemblages in a tree species-rich subtropical forest?In Paper,
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                Soil fungi promote biodiversity–productivity relationships in experimental communities of young treesIn Paper,
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                Plant and microbial pathways driving plant diversity effects on soil carbon accumulation in subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                The significance of tree-tree interactions for forest ecosystem functioningIn Paper,
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                Tree diversity and soil chemical properties drive the linkages between soil microbial community and ecosystem functioningIn Paper,
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                Tree mycorrhizal type and tree diversity shape the forest soil microbiotaIn Paper,
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                Tree species richness promotes an early increase of stand structural complexity in young subtropical plantationsIn Paper,
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                More diverse tree communities promote foliar fungal pathogen diversity, but decrease infestation rates per tree species, in a subtropical biodiversity experimentIn Paper,
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                Local Tree Diversity Suppresses Foliar Fungal Infestation and Decreases Morphological but Not Molecular Richness in a Young Subtropical ForestIn Paper,
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                Species identity and composition effects on community productivity in a subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                Drivers of understorey biomass: tree species identity is more important than richness in a young forestIn Paper,
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                Canopy Closure Retards Fine Wood Decomposition in Subtropical Regenerating ForestsIn Paper,
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                Plant identity strongly structures the root-associated fungal community in a diverse subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                Radial growth response of trees to seasonal soil humidity in a subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                Tree diversity promotes predatory wasps and parasitoids but not pollinator bees in a subtropical experimental forestIn Paper,
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                Tree-tree interactions and crown complementarity: The role of functional diversity and branch traits for canopy packingIn Paper,
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                Tree species richness modulates water supply in the local tree neighbourhood: evidence from wood δ13C signatures in a large-scale forest experimentIn Paper,
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                9 PhD positions in forest biodiversity research within the International Research Training Group TreeDì (GRK 2324)In News,
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                Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant-herbivore networksIn Paper,
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                Genetic richness affects trait variation but not community productivity in a tree diversity experimentIn Paper,
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                Neighbourhood diversity mitigates drought impacts on tree growthIn Paper,
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                Growth-trait relationships depend on species richness in subtropical forestIn Paper,
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                Neighbour species richness and local structural variability modulate aboveground allocation patterns and crown morphology of individual treesIn Paper,
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                Herbivore phylogenetic diversity can be affected by plant diversity lossIn Paper,
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                Multiple plant diversity components drive consumer communities across ecosystemsIn Paper,
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                Tree diversity increases robustness of multi-trophic interactionsIn Paper,
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                Species-rich forests store twice as much carbon as monoculturesIn Paper,
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                Species-rich forests better compensate environmental impactsIn Paper,
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                Neighbourhood interactions drive overyielding in mixed-species tree communitiesIn Paper,
 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	