Since Grime's 1973 study on the competitive exclusion of herbaceous plants, ecologists
have intensively debated the Biodiversity–Ecosystem Functioning (BEF) relationships for …

Mycorrhizae are symbiotic associations between terrestrial plants and fungi in which fungi
obtain nutrients in exchange for plant photosynthates. However, it remains unclear how …

Forest ecological products are closely related to ecological balance, and an in-depth
understanding of the development dynamics of these products is crucial to the realization of …

Forests sustain 80% of terrestrial biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services.
Biodiversity experiments have demonstrated that plant diversity correlates with both primary …

Forests are ecosystems critical to understanding the global carbon budget, due to their
carbon sequestration potential in both aboveground and belowground compartments …

Forest ecosystems are critical for their carbon sequestration potential. Increasing tree
diversity has been shown to enhance both forest productivity and litter decomposition. Litter …

Covariation of plant functional traits, that is, phenotypic integration, might constrain their
variability. This was observed for inter‐and intraspecific variation, but there is no evidence of …

Within biodiversity‐ecosystem function research, a major outstanding question is how
herbivory, a critical ecosystem function at the base of the food web, changes along gradients …

Insects, as one of the most species‐rich taxa with enormous taxonomic, behavioural and
functional diversity, are in decline. Bees and wasps are especially crucial for ecosystems as …

Soil microbial communities play crucial roles in the earth's biogeochemical cycles. Yet, their
genomic potential for nutrient cycling in association with tree mycorrhizal type and tree-tree …