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🌱Understory shrub diversity: equally vital as overstory tree diversity to promote forest productivity | National Science Review 2025 academic.oup.com/nsr/article/...
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New #TreeDivNet paper shows generally positive relationships between insect herbivory and tree growth & diversity modulated by leaf traits
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ABSTRACT. Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships have been extensively studied, particularly within the primary layers of producers in terrestria
Diversity promotes SOC under colder and more arid climate
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Nature Ecology & Evolution
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Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 02 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00112-2Experiments manipulating tree species diversity and measuring effects on ecosystem function have been important tools for assessing how biodiverse forests can accumulate biomass, store carbon and help to meet climate goals. This Review summarizes key findings from global tree biodiversity experiments.
It is unclear whether the linkage between tree species richness and insect herbivory is consistent across climates and forest types. Here, the authors analyse data from forest biodiversity experiments...
