The BEF- China experiment provides the opportunity to study the effects of tree layer diversity and composition on herb layer species richness, composition and invasibility in subtropical China. SP 11 studied the interaction between tree layer d...

While diversity-invasibility relationships have often been addressed in experimental grassland communities, experimental approaches in forests are less common, especially in species-rich subtropical regions. Forest ecosystems feature higher comple...

Leaf decomposition plays an important role in ecosystem biogeochemistry. Nutrients are released from decomposing litter by leaching of soluble substances and the break-down by animals, microbes and fungi, and will thus become again available for u...

The deadwood mycobiome, also known as wood-inhabiting fungi (WIF), are among the key players in wood decomposition, having a large impact on nutrient cycling in forest soils. However, our knowledge of WIF richness and distribution patterns in diff...

Enzyme activity data from four kinds of hydrolytic enzymes and two oxidative enzymes, unlabelled Nilex

R notes for the workshop during the BEF summerschool 2011. Containing an annotated list of useful commands.