Litter cover plays a major role in soil erosion processes. It is known that litter cover reduces erosivity of raindrops, decreases sediment discharge and lowers runoff volume compared to bare ground. However, in the context of biodiversity, the co...

In this study, we examine the relationship between tree species richness and growth and insect herbivory at the individual, species, and community level. Our analysis spans nine young forest biodiversity experiments from temperate and subtropical ...

We assessed all the naturally occurring deadwood present in 300 plots (150 in Site A and 150 Site B). Coarse woody debris pieces (>7 cm diameter) were assessed individually measuring every occurring piece (in terms of shape, length, diameter, deca...

Planned and current shrub species on positions in Plots of Site A. Includes information on the topography inferred from the 1m interpolated GIS, coordinates, relief, topography.

We performed an extensive vegetation survey of the central plots of each CSP in GNNR in 2008. Herb layer communities can serve as ecosystem functioning variable, which is of importance for all community and ecosystem-based statements. We made a de...

This dataset include all biodiversity and ecosystem function data at the plot level that support the findings of this study. There are two sheets inside this file, the first sheet is the data collected from grassland ecosystem and the second one i...