Approximately 25 years ago, ecologists became increasingly interested in the question of
whether ongoing biodiversity loss matters for the functioning of ecosystems. As such, a new …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a valuable resource for mediating global climate change and
securing food production. Despite an alarming rate of global plant diversity loss …

Increasing soil carbon and nitrogen storage can help mitigate climate change and sustain
soil fertility,. A large number of biodiversity-manipulation experiments collectively suggest …

The mechanisms underpinning forest biodiversity‐ecosystem function relationships remain
unresolved. Yet, in heterogeneous forests, ecosystem function of different strata could be …

Aim Forest carbon storage is the result of a multitude of interactions among biotic and abiotic
factors. Our aim was to use an integrative approach to elucidate mechanistic relationships of …

Our understanding of the linkages between plant diversity and soil carbon and nutrient
cycling is primarily derived from studies at the species level, while the importance and …

Understanding the relationship between stand-level tree diversity and productivity has the
potential to inform the science and management of forests. History shows that plant diversity …

Tropical and subtropical forest ecosystems play an important role in the global carbon
regulation. Although positive relationships between biodiversity and soil organic carbon …

Understanding the mechanisms of ecosystem services trade-offs and synergies is critical for
forest management. Plant functional traits provide an approach to identify the relationships …

Aim Mycorrhiza play key roles for ecosystem structure and functioning in forests. However,
how different mycorrhizal types influence mountain forest biodiversity–ecosystem …