Measurement design: We randomly selected 12 high-diversity plots, each containing 16 or 24 species, which allowed us to compare as many species as possible across relatively short distances. The aim of our study was to establish links between stom...

Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) provides a valuable tool for the retrieval of detailed individual-tree structural parameters. In March 2012, we scanned 438 young trees (under leaf-off condition) across 14 plots in Site A. The scans were performed...

This piece of data are the weight measurements of the wood samples from the data set: Wood stubs of Site A and B: quantity, density, position and decomposition class Samples were taken in a sub plot in all VIP on both sites A and B. The sub ...

Individual soil lipid fractions from site A and B from the Main Experiment.

Meso- and macrofauna, proxy for abundance, unlabelled Nilex

Data from the common garden experiment in Gutianshan. Approximately 4,000 cuttings from 10 common shrub species were collected from CSPs and planted in a common garden experiment within Gutianshan. Collection and planting took place in August 2012...