Biodiversity science in China has seen rapid growth over recent decades, ranging from
baseline biodiversity studies to understanding the processes behind evolution across …

Global change exposes forest ecosystems to many risks including novel climatic conditions,
increased frequency of climatic extremes and sudden emergence and spread of pests and …

Forest restoration increases global forest area and ecosystem services such as primary
productivity and carbon storage. How tree species functional composition impacts the …

Extreme climatic events threaten forests and their climate mitigation potential globally.
Understanding the drivers promoting ecosystem stability is therefore considered crucial for …

Industrial upgrading plays a significant role in promoting eco-efficiency, but existing studies
ignore this aspect. Using improved and comprehensive measures of eco-efficiency, we …

Natural forest succession after disturbances is one of the most important restoration
strategies. However, the responses of ecosystem multifunctionality during natural forest …

Microbial respiration is critical for soil carbon balance and ecosystem functioning. Previous
studies suggest that plant diversity influences soil microbial communities and their …

Forest structural complexity has been identified as an important driver for promoting
simultaneously biodiversity across trophic levels and multiple ecosystem services. However …

Plant diversity begets diversity at other trophic levels. While species richness is the most
commonly used measure for plant diversity, the number of evolutionary lineages (ie …

Fungal pathogens have the potential to affect plant biogeography and ecosystem processes
through their influence on the fitness and functioning of their plant hosts. Simultaneously …