Recent studies have shown the positive effect of diversity on primary productivity. Here we investigated this diversity-productivity relationship between the established tree richness gradient in the main experiment and the naturally occurring tr...

Leaf damage by insect herbivores can severely affect the growth and fitness of plants and is considered to play an important role in the maintenance of high tree diversity in (sub)tropical forests. The trees of the main experimental plantations of...

In forests, the herbaceous understory vegetation plays an important role for ecosystem functioning as it represents a significant component of total aboveground productivity. In addition, the herb layer contributes to overall forest species richne...

Results of the terrain and landform analysis on site A (EcoScape approach).

Spatial pattern, size and identity of plant individuals in the local neighbourhood have a significant impact on plant growth and mortality. This data set provides the information on spatial coordinates expressed by distance, horizontal distance an...

Pitfall traps (four traps per plot, located at the corners of the central 10 x 10 m subplot) were used to assess the activity abundance and species richness of selected macrofauna taxa in relation to the plots' woody plant diversity. Enables to te...