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...

The BEFmod experiment was established in 2014 on the VIP plots of site A and site B. In the last four rows of trees, five treatments (à 16 trees in 4 rows x 4 columns) were set up: control, no-weeding, insecticides, fungicides, phosphorous fertili...

Rain was captured in open field and in vegetated conditions parallel to measurements in the Comparative study plots (CSPs). Throughfall as well as sandloss from splashcups can be used to derive kinetic energy from raindrops.

This is an addition to the Paperproposal 204 (http://china.befdata.biow.uni-leipzig.de/paperproposals/204) by D. Eichenberg, A. C. Lang and C. Wirth. Here I provide (in the Excel freeformat sheet attached belwo) the details on which Data will b...

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

Leaf decomposition plays an important role in ecosystem biogeochemistry. Nutrients are released from decomposing litter by leaching of soluble substances and the break-down by animals, microbes and fungi, and will thus become again available for u...