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Title:
Data for Schuldt et al. "Biodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests"
Access rights:
Free for members
Usage rights:
Please contact Andreas Schuldt for usage permission
Published:
No information available
Abstract:
Human-induced biodiversity change may impair ecosystem functions crucial to human well-being. However, the consequences of this change for ecosystem multifunctionality are poorly understood beyond effects of plant species loss, particularly in regions with high biodiversity across trophic levels. Here, we adopt a multitrophic perspective to analyze how biodiversity affects multifunctionality in biodiverse subtropical forests. Data are from the Comparative Study Plots (CSPs) of BEF-China. We consider 22 independent measurements of nine ecosystem functions central to energy and nutrient flow across trophic levels, as well as diversity predictors based on data on woody plants and heterotrophic organisms (soil fungi, macrofaunal decomposers, herbivores, predators, parasitoids).
Design:
Data on 22 ecosystem function measurements, woody plant species richness and composition, and species richness of heterotrophic organisms. See Schuldt et al. "Biodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests" for full description of sampling and processing, and for measurement units of individual variables.
Spatial extent:
Comparative Study Plots
Temporal extent:
2008-2012
Taxonomic extent:
No information available
Measurement cirumstances:
No information available
Data analysis:
No information available

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Dataset column

Name:
plot
Definition:
Number of the Comparative Study Plot; Datagroup description: BEF research plot name; Datagroup description: Reasearch plots of the Biodiversity - Ecosystem functioning experiment (BEF-China). There are three main sites for research plots in the BEF Experiment: Comparative Study Plots (CSP) in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve, having a size of 30x30m^2, measured on the ground. Main Experiment plots have a size of 1 mu, which is about 25x25m^2 in horizontal projection. Pilot Study Plots have a size of 1x1 m^2. Research plots on the main experiment have a "p" in front of their IDs and then a 6 digit code: Plots in the main sites A and B are named according to their position in the original spreadsheet, in which they were designed. They consist of 6 digits: _1st digit_: Site (1:A, 2:B), _digit 2and3_: southwards row: as in spreadsheets the rows are named from the top to the bottom; _digit 4 and 5_: westward column: as in the original spreadsheet, but the letters are converted to numbers (A=01, B=02); _6th digit_: indicator, if the plot has been shifted a quarter mu. Example: "p205260": "p" means that this is a plot that is specified. "2" means, that we are at site B. Now the coordinates of the south - west corner: "0526". Since "e" is the fifth letter of the alphabet, this is Plot E26. The last digit "0" means that this plot was not moved by a quarter of a Mu, as some sites in Site A. The 6th digit can also indicate the subplot within the plot. "5", "6", "7", "8" indicate the northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest quarter plot respectively.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
BEF research plot name
Keywords:
location
Values:
CSP02
CSP05
CSP01
CSP03
CSP04
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
stand_age
Definition:
plot age as estimated by the age of the 5th largest treeSuccessional age of a forest plot
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Successional age of a forest plot
Keywords:
successional age, explanatory
Values:
105.7695248
101.3005519
106.2002692
115.542038
21.72052766
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
elevation
Definition:
Elevation of the sampled plot, measured with geko201 GPS; Elevation;; ; GIS, Hypsometer, Interpolation from map (derived from datagroup); Instrumentation: GIS, Hypsometer, Interpolation from map (derived from datagroup)
Unit:
m asl
Datagroup:
Elevation
Keywords:
elevation, co-variable
Values:
310
309
251
348
345
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
slope
Definition:
Calculated plot mean slope inclination from geomorphological maps
Unit:
degree
Datagroup:
Inclination
Keywords:
slope inclination
Values:
19.2
26.44
27.8
13.78
15.1
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
aspect
Definition:
mean aspect in degree calculated from geomorphological maps and SRTM 90 (only CSP15, 24). MOD(360+ARCTAN2(x;y)*(180/pi);360); y = Sinus, x = Cosinus (in degree); for y > 0, x >= y: Arctan2 = Arctan(y/x); x <= -y: Arctan2 = Arctan(y/x) + Pi; all others : Arctan2 = Pi/2 – Arctan(x/y);; for y < 0, x >= -y: Arctan2 = Arctan(y/x); x <= y: Arctan2 = Arctan(y/x) - Pi ; all others: Arctan2 = -Arctan(x/y) - Pi/2
Unit:
degree
Datagroup:
Aspect
Keywords:
slope aspect
Values:
148.92
178.99
104.33
183.78
177.61
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
pH_H2O
Definition:
Soil pH
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
pH value
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
4.6
4.5
4.1
4.4
4.3
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
N_10
Definition:
Soil nitrogen content
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Nitrogen
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.13
0.11
0.15
0.12
0.1
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
C_10
Definition:
Soil carbon content
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Carbon
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
2.02
2.03
2.04
1.9
1.78
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CN_10
Definition:
Soil cabon to nitrogen ratio
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Carbon Nitrogen ratio
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
13.55
15.35
15.8
15.75
15.85
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
temp_jan
Definition:
Mean January temperature
Unit:
°C
Datagroup:
Air temperature
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.630106855
1.836614247
1.602322581
1.753164651
0.656435484
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
temp_jul
Definition:
Mean July temperature
Unit:
°C
Datagroup:
Air temperature
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
24.8739375
24.3178461
24.63799395
23.47863105
24.97564046
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
temp_year
Definition:
Mean annual temperature
Unit:
°C
Datagroup:
Air temperature
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
16.33524909
15.07384393
16.359869
15.86791467
15.50698834
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
tree_pc1
Definition:
Plot-scores of axis 1 of a principal components analysis on woody plant species composition
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.05504331
-0.01269655
0.01405538
0.05334777
0.04727071
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
tree_pc2
Definition:
Plot-scores of axis 2 of a principal components analysis on woody plant species composition
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Community Composition
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
-0.015349629
-0.008326851
-0.01180203
0.0132021
0.003081248
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
tree_density
Definition:
Number of tree and shrub individuals
Unit:
count
Datagroup:
Abundance
Keywords:
density, abundance, explanatory
Values:
1368
207
1233
1310
245
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CWM.LA
Definition:
Community weighted mean of leaf area
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
16633.18034
14987.73602
16315.5045
12390.38576
13164.94243
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CWM.SLA
Definition:
Community weighted mean of specific leaf area
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
10.1138807
10.42045869
10.07333472
10.32489886
10.32156512
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CWM.LDMC
Definition:
Community weighted mean of leaf drys matter content
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
390.5826851
394.9991267
389.8708134
385.1538115
386.007194
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CWM.C
Definition:
Community weighted mean of leaf carbon content
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
46.15086166
45.73329092
44.8758222
46.15404455
45.91197287
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CWM.CN
Definition:
Community weighted mean of leaf carbon to nitrogen ratio
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
37.09174328
32.75753712
27.69149372
36.74685465
30.74261877
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CWM.Phenolics
Definition:
Community weighted mean of leaf phenolics content
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
16.56121708
18.37472913
17.54272147
19.23091759
16.662474
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CWMwd
Definition:
Community weighted mean of wood density
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.6164882
0.6374782
0.6214037
0.6181492
0.6339546
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CWMvess
Definition:
Community weighted mean of mean xylem vessel diameter
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
31.40324
31.62364
29.93907
34.38193
29.99677
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CWMfibre
Definition:
Community weighted mean of wood fiber wall thickness
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.942529
1.998353
2.011307
1.920819
1.994872
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
RaoQ.chem.tree
Definition:
Rao's quadratic entropy based on leaf chemical traits
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.860640407
1.580301495
1.28678701
2.057300583
1.819794435
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
RaoQ.morph.tree
Definition:
Rao's quadratic entropy based on leaf morphological traits
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.615266298
0.973580338
1.057767934
0.777571576
0.614558946
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Rao.wood
Definition:
Rao's quadratic entropy based on wood traits
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Functional biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
2.154232
2.071733
1.92879
1.7889
1.933305
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
erosion
Definition:
estimated erosivity of rain drops
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Deriving kinetic energy from sand loss
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1144.763853
1079.797325
1405.029308
1082.115722
1079.578785
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
fungal_biomass
Definition:
sum of fungal lipids (18:1 w9c, 18:2 w6,9c)
Unit:
nmol g dry soil-1
Datagroup:
Lipid biomass
Keywords:
soil lipids, fungal biomass
Values:
11.48760207
12.06971171
11.02382746
13.57530643
14.74908662
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
bacterial_biomass
Definition:
sum of bacterial lipids (all Gram-, Gram + lipids and actinomycetes)
Unit:
nmol g dry soil-1
Datagroup:
Lipid biomass
Keywords:
soil lipids, bacterial biomass
Values:
27.68380989
109.8378808
18.61324954
121.9331584
107.2121245
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
betagluco_activity
Definition:
Soil Beta-glucosidase activity
Unit:
nmol activity dry soil-1 hr-1
Datagroup:
Enzyme activity
Keywords:
enzyme activity
Values:
102.56738
103.85263
137.14897
115.5337
128.52838
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
n.acetylgluco_activity
Definition:
Soil N-acetyl-glucosaminidase activity
Unit:
nmol activity dry soil-1 hr-1
Datagroup:
Enzyme activity
Keywords:
enzyme activity
Values:
158.14563
150.78074
147.73363
116.98754
149.13986
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
acidphosph_activity
Definition:
Soil Acid Phosphatase activity
Unit:
nmol activity dry soil-1 hr-1
Datagroup:
Enzyme activity
Keywords:
enzyme activity
Values:
1177.7699
1087.8873
1000.4218
1058.5311
1165.2706
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
xylosidase_activity
Definition:
Soil Xylosidase activity
Unit:
nmol activity dry soil-1 hr-1
Datagroup:
Enzyme activity
Keywords:
enzyme activity
Values:
21.83364
23.56782
116.96692
20.9925
18.02248
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
amonif
Definition:
Ammonification rate
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Ammonification rate
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
-0.214131093
-0.149710573
-0.051991711
0.203834946
0.155738948
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
nitrif
Definition:
Nitrification rate
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Nitrification rate
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.000826708
-0.00269823
-0.002791014
-0.001666578
-0.0003444
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
leaf.decompo.schima
Definition:
leaf decomposition constant for Schima superba
Unit:
per year
Datagroup:
Decomposition
Keywords:
decomposition, response variable
Values:
0.317988621
0.34225842
0.32159723
0.336751373
0.366788245
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
leaf.decompo.plot
Definition:
leaf decomposition constant plot level
Unit:
per year
Datagroup:
Decomposition
Keywords:
decomposition, response variable
Values:
0.525574274
0.55261643
0.430348553
0.518471444
0.571750264
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
leaf.decompo.mix
Definition:
leaf decomposition constant litter bag mixtures
Unit:
per year
Datagroup:
Decomposition
Keywords:
decomposition, response variable
Values:
0.4
0.35
0.41
0.42
0.36
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
wood.decompo.schima
Definition:
wood decomposition constant for Schima superba
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Decomposition
Keywords:
decomposition, response variable
Values:
0.101749716
0.137676942
0.148519223
0.152418071
0.141176543
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
community_wood_decomp
Definition:
wood decomposition constant plot level
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Decomposition
Keywords:
decomposition, response variable
Values:
0.0642
0.0794
0.0694
0.0266
0.0864
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
ba.incr_big
Definition:
Increment in stem basal area of woody plants > 10 cm dbh from 2008 to 2012
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Basal area
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.007281749
0.006006717
0.006673776
0.006209535
0.006108336
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
ba.incr_small
Definition:
Increment in stem basal area of woody plants > 3 and < 10 cm dbh from 2008 to 2012
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Basal area
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.000739663
0.000574183
0.000730857
0.000648807
0.000651984
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
mean.herbivory.all
Definition:
Mean percentage of leaf damage
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Herbivore damage
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.04336268
0.0423975
0.04951973
0.04127864
0.05563178
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
canopy.herbivory
Definition:
Mean percentage of leaf damage
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Herbivore damage
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
5.062815
6.188965
11.753165
5.033409
10.255686
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
baitoccurence.ants.soil
Definition:
The occurrence of ants at a bait. Every occurrence of an ant species at a bait was counted as '1'.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Predation
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
11
10
12
14
13
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
spider.broodcells.wasp
Definition:
The number of wasp (mostly Pompilidae; a few Sphecidae) broodcells, that were provisioned with spiders
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Predation
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0
2
13
19
18
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
caterpillar.broodcells.wasp
Definition:
The number of parasitized caterpillar wasp broodcells
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Predation
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
114
102
115
10
108
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
parasitation.rate
Definition:
The number of parasitized brood cells divided by the total number of broodcells
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Parasitism
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0.041666667
0.018292683
0.025
0.007109005
0.044492797
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.amf
Definition:
Number of OTUs of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
10
14
11
16
13
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.ecm
Definition:
Number of OTUs of ectomycorrhizal fungi
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
107
102
100
101
105
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.sapro
Definition:
Number of OTUs of saprophytic fungi
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
173
167
178
185
191
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.patho
Definition:
Number of OTUs of pathogenic fungi
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
15
12
11
14
17
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.decomp
Definition:
Number of species of macrofaunal decomposers
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1
2
5
4
3
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.tree
Definition:
Number of species of woody plants
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
32
29
30
25
27
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.weevil
Definition:
Number of species of weevils
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
3
12
11
2
10
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.scoly
Definition:
Number of species of bark beetles
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
15
12
10
14
11
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.lepi
Definition:
Number of species of lepidopteran caterpillars
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
12
10
16
14
13
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.ceramby
Definition:
Number of species of longhorn beetles
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1
11
12
10
13
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.spider
Definition:
Number of species of spiders
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
41
39
28
38
42
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.ant_pred
Definition:
Number of species of predatory ants
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
12
4
10
13
11
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.ant_omni
Definition:
Number of species of omnivorous ants
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
16
19
18
14
17
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.chilo
Definition:
Number of species of centipedes
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
4
11
5
6
3
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.wasp
Definition:
Number of species of predatory wasps
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
2
5
1
4
3
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
rich.para
Definition:
Number of species of parasitoids
Unit:
total per plot
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1
2
3
4
5
Contributors:
No information available

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FOR891_sp05e nitrogen: SP05e Effects of environmental conditions and biodiversity on litter decompos...

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In the first phase of BEF-China, Subproject 5 has quantified key pools and fluxes of the nitrogen cycle and in close cooperation with the Chinese counterparts also those of the carbon cycle. These measurements were done in the Comparative Study ...

Id: 2
People: 10
Datasets: 37
Proposals: 9
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2011-03-16
Updated at: 2019-12-17

FOR891_sp10e dead wood: SP10e Biodiversity signature in coarse woody detritus dynamics

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Coarse woody debris (CWD) is an important component of forest ecosystems throughout the world. It represents a significant carbon and nutrient pool, promotes biodiversity of wooddwelling organisms, influences erosion and serves as a fuel for wil...

Id: 13
People: 5
Datasets: 13
Proposals: 3
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2011-04-01
Updated at: 2019-12-17

FOR891_sp09e foodweb: SP09e Aboveground multi-trophic plant-insect interactions in a Chinese subtr...

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Plant biodiversity and site productivity shape the complexity of multi-trophic interactions, which, in turn, can influence plant performance and community structure. Analyses of multitrophic interactions are therefore crucial to understand the ro...

Id: 12
People: 7
Datasets: 21
Proposals: 17
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2011-04-01
Updated at: 2019-12-17

FOR891_sp07e soil microbes: SP07e Interplay of soil microbial and mycorrhiza fungal diversity with veget...

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Microorganisms and mycorrhizal fungi rule resource cycling and plant adaptation to soils. Their community and diversity vary with plant diversity, soil properties and erosion, but were scarcely analysed in highly diverse subtropical forests with...

Id: 10
People: 5
Datasets: 8
Proposals: 3
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2011-04-01
Updated at: 2019-12-17

FOR891_sp01e production: SP01e Aboveground primary productivity in forest ecosystems as a function of ...

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Forests are the most productive vegetation type on Earth and responsible for more than 50 % of global net primary productivity (NPP). Accordingly, forest-mediated carbon (C) fluxes and C storage interact with the global climate. An important que...

Id: 6
People: 12
Datasets: 30
Proposals: 19
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2011-03-31
Updated at: 2019-12-17

FOR891_sp08e heterotroph: SP08e Diversity and functional effects of herbivores, predators and saproxyl...

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Herbivores have been suggested as important drivers of tree diversity in phytodiverse forests. Our herbivory census with BEF China revealed a positive herbivory-plant diversity relationship in the CSPs. This indicates that resource-concentration...

Id: 11
People: 3
Datasets: 31
Proposals: 17
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2011-04-01
Updated at: 2019-12-17

FOR891_sp03e traits: SP03e Plant functional traits and functional diversity as predictors of ecosy...

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In the first phase of BEF-China, this subproject has focused on the Comparative Study Plots (CSPs) in the Gutianshan National Nature Reserve and demonstrated how functional diversity is maintained during secondary succession. A large range of le...

Id: 7
People: 9
Datasets: 27
Proposals: 14
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2011-03-31
Updated at: 2019-12-17

FOR891_sp06e soil: SP06e Mechanisms of soil erosion as a function of species richness and speci...

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During the first phase of BEF China (2008-2010), we have concentrated our research on the modification of the kinetic energy of precipitation by its pass through the tree canopy. All measurements were conducted in the CSPs under natural rainfall...

Id: 9
People: 11
Datasets: 42
Proposals: 14
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2011-04-01
Updated at: 2019-12-17

FOR891_sp13e microbe activity: SP13e Biomass and activity of the soil microbial community as a function of ...

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As a huge dynamic reservoir of biodiversity and metabolic potentials, soil microorganisms shape nutrient cycling and ecosystem functions. Within the first stage of FOR 981, SP7 analyzed biomass of major groups of soil microorganisms by phospholi...

Id: 16
People: 3
Datasets: 17
Proposals: 4
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2011-04-01
Updated at: 2019-12-17
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