MultiTrophic interactions in a forest biodiversity experiment in China - www.bef-china.com - DFG research unit - plant & animal lovers - ecosystem functioning
🪪📐Species identity and spatial scale drive context‑dependent tree diversity effects in a Finnish forest experiment
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#DBH #NeedleTraits #NorwaySpruce #ScotsPine #SpeciesDiversity #TreeDivNet
⭐️Shortlisted for the 2025 Haldane Prize!⭐️
Lifeng Wang investigated how typhoon-generated green litter alters multi-element release during decomposition🌀
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New nutrients&roots paper out! 🌳🌲🧪
Douglas fir and beech saplings partition ammonium vs. nitrate under competition, enabling complementary N use and their coexistence in mixed stands.
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A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪
All Reforestation Methods Can Support Tropical Tree Diversity Recovery, but Drivers and Species Composition Vary
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Insects living in the lowland tropics have evolved to deal with brutal heat. But many of them are close to their limit, according to a massive study that assessed the heat tolerance of hundreds of species. https://scim.ag/406Y5yh
Over four decades, tree richness across the Andes and Amazon has shifted unevenly. Some regions are losing species while others, like the northern Andes, are gaining.
Researchers say precipitation and forest fragmentation drive the trend, and limiting deforestation could help protect diversity.
Big effort, exciting results - our paper on the constraints of thermal limits in tropical insects is now out in @nature.com! 🦋🐝🪰🪲🦗
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Climate change challenges forestry in temperate regions, with drought and insect infestations affecting major tree species. Introducing drought-tolerant non-native species into managed forests is a wi...
2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Lifeng Wang discusses the paper “Soil fauna trophic multifunctionality mediates the release of elements from decomposing typhoon-generated leaf litter”, wh…
Happy to have won third place for best poster at #ECTE2026!
We studied solitary bees and wasps nesting in standing and lying #deadwood 🪵🐝, all mediated by substrate humidity. Looking forward to getting this study publicly available!
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Vast study in Peru and Kenya confirms limited defenses against rising temperatures, redoubling climate concerns
The tropical forests of the Amazon and Andes are some of the most biodiverse places on the planet, but across both regions, changes in climate and landscape conditions are driving a shift in the…
Nature research paper: Limited thermal tolerance in tropical insects and its genomic signature
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A survey of tropical insect populations and thermal tolerance limits indicates that species from lowland areas have low capacity to survive increased temperatures, and that thermal tolerance is limited by fundamental properties of protein architecture.
