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Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment.

  • Huang Y Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Chen Y Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Castro-Izaguirre N Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Baruffol M Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Brezzi M Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Lang A Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg, Germany.
  • Li Y Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg, Germany.
  • Härdtle W Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg, Germany.
  • von Oheimb G German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
  • Yang X Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Am Kirchtor 1, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany.
  • Liu X Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Pei K State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
  • Both S Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Am Kirchtor 1, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany.
  • Yang B Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Biodiversity of Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen University, 838 Cidu Avenue, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi 333000, China.
  • Eichenberg D Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Am Kirchtor 1, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany.
  • Assmann T Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg, Germany.
  • Bauhus J Chair of Silviculture, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Tennenbacherstraße 4, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
  • Behrens T Department of Geosciences, Soil Science and Geomorphology, University of Tübingen, Rümelinstraße 19-23, 72074 Tübingen, Germany.
  • Buscot F German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
  • Chen XY School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, ECNU-UH Joint Translational Science and Technology Research Institute, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
  • Chesters D Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
  • Ding BY School of Life and Environment Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.
  • Durka W German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
  • Erfmeier A German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
  • Fang J Department of Ecology, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing 100871, China.
  • Fischer M Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland.
  • Guo LD State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
  • Guo D Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
  • Gutknecht JLM Department of Soil, Water, and Climate University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, USA.
  • He JS Department of Ecology, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing 100871, China.
  • He CL Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
  • Hector A Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3RB, UK.
  • Hönig L Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Am Kirchtor 1, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany.
  • Hu RY Department of Biology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035 China.
  • Klein AM Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg, Germany.
  • Kühn P Department of Geosciences, Soil Science and Geomorphology, University of Tübingen, Rümelinstraße 19-23, 72074 Tübingen, Germany.
  • Liang Y State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
  • Li S State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
  • Michalski S Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Department of Community Ecology, Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
  • Scherer-Lorenzen M Geobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
  • Schmidt K Department of Geosciences, Soil Science and Geomorphology, University of Tübingen, Rümelinstraße 19-23, 72074 Tübingen, Germany.
  • Scholten T Department of Geosciences, Soil Science and Geomorphology, University of Tübingen, Rümelinstraße 19-23, 72074 Tübingen, Germany.
  • Schuldt A Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg, Germany.
  • Shi X Institute of Soil Science, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008 China.
  • Tan MZ Institute of Soil Science, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008 China.
  • Tang Z Department of Ecology, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing 100871, China.
  • Trogisch S German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
  • Wang Z Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P.R. China.
  • Welk E German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
  • Wirth C German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
  • Wubet T German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
  • Xiang W Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, Hunan Province, China.
  • Yu M College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
  • Yu XD Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
  • Zhang J Institute of Ecology, College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Yingbin Road No. 688, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China 321004.
  • Zhang S State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
  • Zhang N State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
  • Zhou HZ Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
  • Zhu CD Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
  • Zhu L State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
  • Bruelheide H German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. helge.bruelheide@botanik.uni-halle.de kpma@ibcas.ac.cn pascal.niklaus@ieu.uzh.ch bernhard.schmid@ieu.uzh.ch.
  • Ma K State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China. helge.bruelheide@botanik.uni-halle.de kpma@ibcas.ac.cn pascal.niklaus@ieu.uzh.ch bernhard.schmid@ieu.uzh.ch.
  • Niklaus PA Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland. helge.bruelheide@botanik.uni-halle.de kpma@ibcas.ac.cn pascal.niklaus@ieu.uzh.ch bernhard.schmid@ieu.uzh.ch.
  • Schmid B Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland. helge.bruelheide@botanik.uni-halle.de kpma@ibcas.ac.cn pascal.niklaus@ieu.uzh.ch bernhard.schmid@ieu.uzh.ch.
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  • 2018-10-06
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  • Science (New York, N.Y.). - 2018
Biodiversity
Carbon
Climate Change
Extinction, Biological
Forests
Phylogeny
Trees
English Biodiversity experiments have shown that species loss reduces ecosystem functioning in grassland. To test whether this result can be extrapolated to forests, the main contributors to terrestrial primary productivity, requires large-scale experiments. We manipulated tree species richness by planting more than 150,000 trees in plots with 1 to 16 species. Simulating multiple extinction scenarios, we found that richness strongly increased stand-level productivity. After 8 years, 16-species mixtures had accumulated over twice the amount of carbon found in average monocultures and similar amounts as those of two commercial monocultures. Species richness effects were strongly associated with functional and phylogenetic diversity. A shrub addition treatment reduced tree productivity, but this reduction was smaller at high shrub species richness. Our results encourage multispecies afforestation strategies to restore biodiversity and mitigate climate change.
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