Human-induced biodiversity change may impair ecosystem functions crucial to human well-being. However, the consequences of this change for ecosystem multifunctionality are poorly understood beyond effects of plant species loss, particularly in reg...

Phylogenetic tree of lepidopteran caterpillars sampled on the Main Experiment. Supplement to Wang et al. 2020.

1. Despite recent advances in studies on trade-offs between plant defence traits, little is known about whether trade-offs reflect i) evolutionary constraints at the species level or ii) allocation constraints at the individual level. Here, we ask...

This Dataset contains 15 leaf traits (LDMC, SLA, Leaf N, Leaf C, CN Ratio, Leaf Mg, Leaf Ca, Leaf K, Leaf P, Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Lignin, Phenol, Tannin, Sulfur) measured in different sampling heights within the individuals. Traits were analy...

This research is done to quantifiy individual tree growth and mortality within and among different species in the comparative study plots. Local neighbourhood interactions are analysed by the means of competition indices. Questions are: (a) does d...

The Ecoscape approach was set up to investigate the influence of biodiversity on litter decomposition (leaves and wood). In order to separate the effects of microclimate and topography from putative effects of (plant) biodiversity, leaf litter sam...