Tree crown volume is a fundamental tree characteristic. It correlates to forest biomass
production and most relevant ecosystem and environmental functions, such as carbon …

Humans modify ecosystems and biodiversity worldwide, with negative consequences for
ecosystem functioning. Promoting plant diversity is increasingly suggested as a mitigation …

Local neighbourhood interactions are considered a main driver for biodiversity–productivity
relationships in forests. Yet, the structural responses of individual trees in species mixtures …

Aims The aim of our research was to understand small-scale effects of topography and soil
fertility on tree growth in a forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) experiment in …

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

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 …

Aims Although the net biodiversity effect (NE) can be statistically partitioned into
complementarity and selection effects (CE and SE), there are different underlying …

Previous studies have shown that tree species richness increases forest productivity by
allowing for greater spatial complementarity of tree crowns (crown complementarity), which …

In forest ecosystems, many ecosystem functions such as tree growth are affected by tree
species richness. This biodiversity–productivity relationship (BPR) is mediated by leaf traits …

Biodiversity plays a crucial role in forest ecosystem sustainability. However, it is unclear how
tree diversity and especially the relationship between diversity and ecosystem functioning …