Ecological research conducted over the past five decades has shown that increasing tree
species richness at forest stands can improve tree resistance to insect pest damage …

Purpose of review Forests are frequently exposed to natural disturbances, which are likely to
increase with global change, and may jeopardize the delivery of ecosystem services. Mixed …

Forests are critical habitats for biodiversity and they are also essential for the provision of a
wide range of ecosystem services that are important to human well-being. There is …

Olfaction is an essential sensory modality for insects and their olfactory environment is
mostly made up of plant-emitted volatiles. The terrestrial vegetation produces an amazing …

Whereas there is evidence that mixed-species approaches to production forestry in general
can provide positive outcomes relative to monocultures, it is less clear to what extent …

In many parts of the world, forests are likely to face novel disturbance regimes as a result of
global change processes, and there is concern that the capacity of forest ecosystems to …

Herbivore regulation is one of the services provided by plant diversity in terrestrial
ecosystems. It has been suggested that tree diversity decreases insect herbivory in forests …

Pest regulation is an important ecosystem service provided by biodiversity, as plants
growing in species‐rich communities often experience associational resistance to …

Genetically diverse populations can increase plant resistance to natural enemies. Yet,
beneficial genotype pairs remain elusive due to the occurrence of positive or negative …

The increasing number of invasive pests and pathogens entering North America and Europe
indicate that the threat which they pose to forests is increasing concurrently with climate …