Woody plant phylogenetic diversity mediates bottom-up control of arthropod biomass in a species-rich forest
Effects of global change are predicted to cause non-random species loss in plant communities, with important consequences for ecosystem functioning. However, little is known about how plant diversity and the loss of this diversity influence the structure of higher trophic levels―which are crucial to the functioning particularly of many species-rich ecosystems―beyond the simple effects of plant species richness. We analyze to what extent the phylogenetic diversity and species richness of woody plants contribute to explaining the biomass and abundance of herbivorous and predatory arthropods in a highly diverse forest in subtropical China.
2013-12-12 11:53:10 UTC
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SP08e Diversity and functional effects of herbivores, predators and saproxylics in a phytodiverse subtropical forest ecosystem
Andreas Schuldt
andreas.schuldt@forst.uni-goettingen.de
Thorsten Assmann
assmann@uni.leuphana.de
Helge Bruelheide, Prof.
helge.bruelheide@botanik.uni-halle.de
Martin Baruffol
martin.baruffol@gmail.com
Xiulian Chi
xiulian68@126.com
CSPs: Insect and spider abundance from beating tray samples of saplings in the CSPs 2011/12
main
false
Andreas Schuldt
andreas.schuldt@forst.uni-goettingen.de
https://data.botanik.uni-halle.de/bef-china/datasets/423/download
https://data.botanik.uni-halle.de/bef-china/datasets/423/download.csv?separate_category_columns=true
CSPs: Comparative study plot (CSP) information to be shared with all BEF-China scientists
side
false
Helge Bruelheide, Prof.
helge.bruelheide@botanik.uni-halle.de
Karin Nadrowski
nadrowski@uni-leipzig.de
https://data.botanik.uni-halle.de/bef-china/datasets/205/download
https://data.botanik.uni-halle.de/bef-china/datasets/205/download.csv?separate_category_columns=true
CSPs: Phylogenetic tree of woody species in the Gutianshan National Reserve
side
false
Stefan Michalski
stefan.michalski@ufz.de
Walter Durka
walter.durka@ufz.de
https://data.botanik.uni-halle.de/bef-china/datasets/240/download
https://data.botanik.uni-halle.de/bef-china/datasets/240/download.csv?separate_category_columns=true
CSP total tree basal area without the snowbreak trees
side
false
Martin Baruffol
martin.baruffol@gmail.com
Bernhard Schmid, Prof.
bernhard.schmid@ieu.uzh.ch
https://data.botanik.uni-halle.de/bef-china/datasets/163/download
https://data.botanik.uni-halle.de/bef-china/datasets/163/download.csv?separate_category_columns=true
Schuldt, A., Baruffol, M., Bruelheide, H., Chen, S., Chi, X., Wall, M., & Assmann, T. (2014). Woody plant phylogenetic diversity mediates bottom–up control of arthropod biomass in species-rich forests. Oecologia, 176(1), 171-182.
2014-07-12
accepted