Specific leaf area measurements from Cunninghamia lanceolata and Pinus massoniana from the Pilot Experiment.

The BEF- China experiment provides the opportunity to study the effects of tree layer diversity and composition on herb layer species richness, composition and invasibility in subtropical China. SP 11 studied the interaction between tree layer d...

This Dataset contains the Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index for 2015-2020. This data is part of the larger dataset used in Schnabel et al (2025)

This Dataset contains climate data (monthly minimum, maximum and average temperature) form 1901 to 2019. This data is part of the larger dataset used in Schnabel et al (2025)

While diversity-invasibility relationships have often been addressed in experimental grassland communities, experimental approaches in forests are less common, especially in species-rich subtropical regions. Forest ecosystems feature higher comple...

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...