1. Background Fungal pathogens have the potential to affect plant biogeography and ecosystem processes through their influence on the fitness and functioning of their plant hosts. Simultaneously, changes in plant communities can influence fungal p...

During the 2008 ice storm, large parts of the Gutianshan Nature Park were effected. Comparative study sites (CSPs) were selected in sites with overall low damage from the ice storm. Here we list tree stems that were either living, or killed by the...

1. Background Fungal pathogens have the potential to affect plant biogeography and ecosystem processes through their influence on the fitness and functioning of their plant hosts. Simultaneously, changes in plant communities can influence fungal p...

Synonyms list for tree reference names in the Comparative Study Plots (CSP) of the Biodiversity - Ecosystem Functioning Experiment (BEF-China) and the Main Experiment. This file includes the synonyms of species found in the CSP during the field w...

We sampled trophobioses from 29 May to 31 July 2014 and 11 September to 8 October on site A and B dayly alternating between sites (for information on the trophobioses on Site A in 2014 see dataset 566). We selected in total 150 plots from tree di...

Total basal area per CSP based on living as well as broken stems due to the snowbreak event in 2008.