Geological and geomorphical characterisation of the area in which the CSPs and the Experimental Sites of the BEF-China Project are located.

The study of spatial genetic structure (SGS) can provide an understanding of the key processes and factors involved in the maintenance of viable populations. Within plant populations SGS is mainly determined by the interplay between gene flow by s...

The BEFmod experiment is subject to a manipulation of resource supply and biotic impacts to examine whether Biodiversity-Ecosystem-Functioning (BEF) relationships may change under different environmental influences. BEFmod was conducted on subplot...

Questions: One tenet of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research is the dependence of ecosystem functions on species-specific differences in traits. Community assembly theory predicts niche differentiation among the constituent species, for...

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...

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