Trophic interactions in soil micro‐food webs drive ecosystem multifunctionality along tree species richness

X Shi, N Eisenhauer, J Peñuelas, Y Fu… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid biodiversity losses under global climate change threaten forest ecosystem functions.
However, our understanding of the patterns and drivers of multiple ecosystem functions …

Photovoltaic systems promote grassland restoration by coordinating water and nutrient uptake, transport and utilization

S Zhang, J Gong, W Zhang, X Dong, Y Hu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive use of fossil fuels puts ecological and economic coordinated development at
risk. Photovoltaic systems relieve the pressure of resource extraction and energy generation …

Functional identity drives tree species richness‐induced increases in litterfall production and forest floor mass in young tree communities

X Wan, FX Joly, H Jia, M Zhu, Y Fu, Z Huang - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forest floor accumulation is a key process that influences ecosystem carbon cycling. Despite
evidence suggesting that tree diversity and soil carbon are positively correlated, most soil …

Introduction of broadleaf tree species can promote the resource use efficiency and gross primary productivity of pure forests

Z Liu, X Wang, G Jia, J Jiang… - Plant, Cell & Environment, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term pure forest (PF) management and successive planting has result resulted in “low‐
efficiency artificial forests” in large areas. However, controversy persists over the promoting …

Tree species richness and functional composition drive soil nitrification through ammonia-oxidizing archaea in subtropical forests

X Shi, J Sun, J Wang, ME Lucas-Borja… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the links between plant diversity and functional microbiota is crucial for
unraveling the mechanisms by which plant communities regulate ecosystem functions …

Neighbourhood diversity effects on insect herbivory: Plant leaf traits mediate associational resistance

Z Wang, L Feng, A Frew, A Lu, Z Yu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The vulnerability of trees to insect herbivory can be influenced by forest structure and
diversity. Associational resistance theory posits that trees surrounded by diverse neighbours …

Tree mycorrhizal type mediates the responses of foliar stoichiometry and tree growth to functionally dissimilar neighbours in a subtropical forest experiment

T Wang, X Chen, X Zhao, J Sardans… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant nutrient stoichiometry is of critical importance to productivity and nutrient cycling in
terrestrial ecosystems. The impacts of tree species diversity on productivity have been well …

Tree species richness improves soil net nitrogen mineralization rates in a young biodiversity-ecosystem function experiment

J Wang, J Peñuelas, X Shi, FQ Brearley… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Forest ecosystems are facing declining plant species diversity. However, the effects of
reduced tree species diversity on soil nutrient supply and tree productivity remain poorly …

Differences in Response of Tree Species at Different Succession Stages to Neighborhood Competition

X Zeng, J Li, Q Peng, C Gong, H Ran, T **e, T Liao… - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Neighborhood competition influences tree growth, which can affect species composition and
community succession. However, there is a lack of understanding regarding how dominant …

[HTML][HTML] Water use efficiency of five tree species and its relationships with leaf nutrients in a subtropical broad-leaf evergreen forest of southern China

KX Huang, ZJ Xue, JC Wu, H Wang, HQ Zhou, ZB **ao… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water use efficiency (WUE) is key to linking the water, carbon, and nutrient cycles in
terrestrial ecosystems. However, the coupling between WUE and leaf nutrients is still poorly …