Title:
Associate professor
Name:
Xiaojuan Liu
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Roles:
Z2c Data sharing and cooperation in the joint Chinese- German-Swiss research project BEF-China
(Former 2nd Principle investigator)
P1C: Belowground productivity and complementarity
(Former Principle investigator)
MultiTroph Ant trophic interactions and functions
(Former Principle investigator)
MultiTroph Data management and synthesis
(Former Principle investigator)
MultiTroph: All Subprojects
(Former PostDoc)
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FOR891_z2c data: Z2c Data sharing and cooperation in the joint Chinese- German-Swiss research...
Description:
Data management is critical for effective data collection, storage, processing and application.
During the initial stage of BEF project, we mostly focused on data collection, quality
assurance, security and data maintenance. For the 2nd phase (2...
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18
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4
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1
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0
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0
Created at:
2011-04-02
Updated at:
2019-12-17
TreeDì_P1C Belowground productivity : P1C: Belowground productivity and complementarity
Description:
Above- and belowground complementarity of resource use is considered an important mechanism for increased biomass production in diverse tree communities. Complementary space occupation and spatial niche differentiation in tree crowns and the rhizo...
Id:
38
People:
4
Datasets:
2
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0
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0
Created at:
2019-12-17
Updated at:
2019-12-17
MultiTroph SP6: MultiTroph Ant trophic interactions and functions
Description:
The overall objectives of SP6 are to test if experimentally manipulated tree diversity influences the diversity, trait distribution, trophic interactions and ecosystem functions of ants (Fig. 1). We identify three interdependent main aims that wil...
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61
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4
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0
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0
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0
Created at:
2024-02-29
Updated at:
2024-02-29
MultiTroph Z2: MultiTroph Data management and synthesis
Description:
The overall objectives of Z2 are to ensure efficient data management and promote synergies in the processing of data among MultiTroph’s SPs through extensive services provided by training courses and the maintenance and ongoing development of the ...
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62
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6
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0
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0
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0
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2024-02-29
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2024-02-29
MultiTroph: MultiTroph: All Subprojects
Description:
MultiTroph is a multi-disciplinary project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) that started in October 2022 and will end in October 2026. The overall objective of MultiTroph is to identify mechanisms underlying the relationships of biod...
Id:
54
People:
33
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2
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0
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0
Created at:
2024-02-29
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2024-03-12
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Data for Schnabel et al. (2021) Species richness stabilizes productivity via asynchrony and drought-tolerance diversity in a large-scale tree biodiversity experiment. Science Advances
Abstract:
Extreme climatic events threaten forests and their climate mitigation potential globally. Understanding the drivers promoting ecosystem stability is therefore considered crucial for mitigating adverse climate change effects on forests. Here, we us...
Id:
634
People:
9
Projects:
2
Version:
3
Attachments:
0
Created at:
2021-01-05
Updated at:
2021-12-19
Shrub Identification Manual_2021_BEF-China
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No information avialable
Id:
638
People:
1
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1
Version:
0
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1
Created at:
2021-08-11
Updated at:
2021-08-11
Bongers et al NEE_stand volume and increment
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Stand volume and increment data for Bongers et al. NEE paper
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640
People:
1
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0
Version:
1
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0
Created at:
2021-08-23
Updated at:
2021-08-23
Bongers et al NEE_species trait
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Species trait data for Bongers et al. NEE paper
Id:
645
People:
2
Projects:
2
Version:
1
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0
Created at:
2021-08-28
Updated at:
2021-08-28
Data for the paper Liu et al. 2022. Journal of Ecology.
Abstract:
No information avialable
Id:
655
People:
1
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1
Version:
1
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0
Created at:
2022-06-05
Updated at:
2022-06-05
Li et al_plot_level_multitrophic_and_productivity
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Plot level multitrophic diversity and productivity Li et al. NEE paper
Id:
659
People:
2
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
1
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2023-02-09
Updated at:
2023-02-18
Data for: Täuber et al. (in prep.), Tree-tree interactions revisited – a novel approach to quantify spatial complementarity in tree crowns
Abstract:
Local tree-tree interactions have been identified as a key mechanism underlying biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships. The complementary use of the canopy space by coexisting species increases canopy packing, thereby promoting community...
Id:
717
People:
9
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1
Version:
1
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0
Created at:
2026-01-31
Updated at:
2026-02-26
Data for Li et al (2025): "The tree growth–herbivory relationship depends on functional traits across forest biodiversity experiments"; Nature Ecology and Evolution 9: 2014–2024
Abstract:
In this study, we examine the relationship between tree species richness and growth and insect herbivory at the individual, species, and community level. Our analysis spans nine young forest biodiversity experiments from temperate and subtropical ...
Id:
725
People:
2
Projects:
0
Version:
1
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0
Created at:
2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (1/2) for Li et al (2024): "Plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality via multitrophic diversity"; Nature Ecology & Evolution volume 8: 2037–2047
Abstract:
This dataset include all biodiversity and ecosystem function data at the plot level that support the findings of this study. There are two sheets inside this file, the first sheet is the data collected from grassland ecosystem and the second one i...
Id:
726
People:
2
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
0
Created at:
2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (2/2) for Li et al (2024): "Plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality via multitrophic diversity"; Nature Ecology & Evolution volume 8: 2037–2047
Abstract:
This dataset include all biodiversity and ecosystem function data at the plot level that support the findings of this study. There are two sheets inside this file, the first sheet is the data collected from grassland ecosystem and the second one i...
Id:
727
People:
2
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
0
Created at:
2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (1a/7) for Li et al (2022): "Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects": Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (2): 442-453
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Part 1a: herbivore (caterpillar) specieis (MOTU) composition of each plot. type: numeric data. colnames: MOTUs. rownames: plot ID. This set includes MOTU001 to MOTU255
Id:
728
People:
6
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0
Version:
1
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0
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2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (1b/7) for Li et al (2022): "Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects": Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (2): 442-453
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Part 1b: herbivore (caterpillar) specieis (MOTU) composition of each plot. type: numeric data. colnames: MOTUs. rownames: plot ID. This set includes MOTU256 to MOTU280
Id:
729
People:
6
Projects:
0
Version:
1
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0
Created at:
2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (2/7) for Li et al (2022): "Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects": Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (2): 442-453
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Part 2: herbivore functional traits. type: continuous data. colnames: different traits. body_lengthcm_mean（body length; unit:cm). body_weightg_mean (body weight; unit:g). head_widthcm_mean (head width; unit:cm) rownames: caterpillar MOTUs
Id:
730
People:
6
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
0
Created at:
2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (3/7) for Li et al (2022): "Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects": Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (2): 442-453
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Part 3: predator (spider) specieis (MOTU) composition of each plot. type: numeric data. colnames: MOTUs. rownames: plot ID
Id:
731
People:
6
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
0
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2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (4/7) for Li et al (2022): "Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects": Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (2): 442-453
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Part 4: predator functional traits. type: continuous data. colnames: different traits. body size (mm3). head height (mm). head width (mm). rownames: spider MOTUs
Id:
732
People:
6
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0
Version:
1
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0
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2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (5/7) for Li et al (2022): "Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects": Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (2): 442-453
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Part 5: plant (tree) specieis composition of each plot. type: numeric data. colnames: different traits (body length; body weight and head width of caterpillars). rownames: tree species names
Id:
733
People:
6
Projects:
0
Version:
1
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0
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2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (6/7) for Li et al (2022): "Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects": Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (2): 442-453
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Part 6: plant (leaf) functional traits. type: continuous data. colnames: different traits. LA: leaf area (unit: m2). SLA: specific leaf area (unit: m2/kg). LDMC: leaf dr matter content (unit: mg/g). LT: leaf toughness (unit: μm). rownames: tree sp...
Id:
734
People:
6
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0
Version:
1
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0
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2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (7/7) for Li et al (2022): "Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects": Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (2): 442-453
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Part 7: plot position. unit: NA. colnames: tree species richenss; elevation(m). X and Y postion of each plot (unit: N/A). rownames: plot ID
Id:
735
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6
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0
Version:
1
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0
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2026-03-16
Updated at:
2026-03-16
Data (1/3) for Huang et al (2022): "Enemy exclusion effects on biodiversity-productivity relationship in subtropical forest experiment"; Journal of Ecology 110 (9): 2167-2178
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Tree stand-level growth metrics, years 2014 to 2016
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738
People:
9
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
1
Created at:
2026-03-20
Updated at:
2026-03-20
Data (2/3) for Huang et al (2022): "Enemy exclusion effects on biodiversity-productivity relationship in subtropical forest experiment"; Journal of Ecology 110 (9): 2167-2178
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Overyielding of mixed-species tree stand growth from 2014 to 2016 (see corresponding publication for details of experimental design)
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739
People:
9
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0
Version:
1
Attachments:
1
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2026-03-20
Updated at:
2026-03-20
Data (3/3) for Huang et al (2022): "Enemy exclusion effects on biodiversity-productivity relationship in subtropical forest experiment"; Journal of Ecology 110 (9): 2167-2178
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Diversity-effects on species-level growth responses to fungicide and insecticide application (see corresponding publication for details of experimental design)
Id:
740
People:
10
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
1
Created at:
2026-03-20
Updated at:
2026-03-20
Data for Castro et al (2023): "Intraspecific and intraindividual trait variability decrease with tree richness in a subtropical tree biodiversity experiment"; nature communications 16 (11009)
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This Dataset includes the folloing leaf traits from the BEF-China experiment: Fresh_weight, Dry_Weight, Leaf_area, SLA, LDMC, C, N, P, Ca, Mg, K.
The Dataset includes measured leaf traits as well as leaf traits predicted via NIRS.
Sampling took ...
Id:
757
People:
4
Projects:
1
Version:
0
Attachments:
0
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2026-03-26
Updated at:
2026-03-26
Data for Schnabel et al (2025): "Tree Diversity Increases Forest Temperature Buffering via Enhancing Canopy Density and Structural Diversity" Ecology Letters 28 (3)
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This data is available from Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/14887499
Id:
759
People:
20
Projects:
1
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0
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0
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2026-03-26
Updated at:
2026-03-26
Main experiment: forest inventory measurement and plot level biometry 2015 - 2020
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This Dataset contains plot level mean tree height, plot level mean crown base height, plot level crown length and plot level tree basal area for the years 2015 to 2020. This data is part of the larger dataset used in Schnabel et al (2025)
Id:
760
People:
4
Projects:
0
Version:
1
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0
Created at:
2026-03-26
Updated at:
2026-03-26
Main experiment: Leaf Area Index 2013-2014
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This Dataset contains multiple LAI measurements per plot, recorded in summer 2013 and 2014. This data is part of the larger dataset used in Schnabel et al (2025)
Id:
761
People:
5
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
0
Created at:
2026-03-26
Updated at:
2026-03-26
Main experiment: CRU Macroclimate data 1901 ot 2019
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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)
Id:
762
People:
4
Projects:
0
Version:
1
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0
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2026-03-26
Updated at:
2026-03-26
Main experiment: monthly macroclimate Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) estimation at landscape level from CRU
Abstract:
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)
Id:
763
People:
4
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
0
Created at:
2026-03-26
Updated at:
2026-03-26
Main experiment: annual macroclimate Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) estimation at landscape level from CRU
Abstract:
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)
Id:
764
People:
4
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
0
Created at:
2026-03-26
Updated at:
2026-03-26
Main experiment: Terrestrial laser scanning site A measurements (MeanFrac, ENL, SSCI)
Abstract:
This Dataset contains Terrestrial laser scanning site A measurements. This data is part of the larger dataset used in Schnabel et al (2025)
Id:
765
People:
7
Projects:
0
Version:
1
Attachments:
0
Created at:
2026-03-26
Updated at:
2026-03-26
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Designing forest biodiversity experiments: general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China
Abstract:
Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) experiments address ecosystem-level consequences of species loss by comparing communities of high species richness with communities from which species have been gradually eliminated. BEF experiments origina...
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137
Users:
36
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0
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0
Board:
Final
State:
Accepted
Created at:
2015-01-27
Updated at:
2017-06-16
Positive effects of tree species richness on fine-root production in a subtropical forest in SE-China
Abstract:
Aims
Fine roots play an important role in the biogeochemical cycles of terrestrial ecosystems and are vital for understanding forest ecosystem functioning and services. Higher plant species diversity has been largely reported to increase abovegro...
Id:
195
Users:
6
Datafiles:
0
Attachments:
0
Board:
Final
State:
Accepted
Created at:
2016-11-03
Updated at:
2018-11-30
Inter- and intraspecific variation in specific root length drives aboveground biodiversity effects in young experimental forest stands
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Aims
Although the net biodiversity effect (NE) can be statistically partitioned into complementarity and selection effects (CE and SE), there are different underlying mechanisms that can cause a certain partitioning. Our objective was to assess t...
Id:
196
Users:
11
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0
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0
Board:
Final
State:
Accepted
Created at:
2016-11-03
Updated at:
2018-11-30
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