Tree diversity is key for promoting the diversity and abundance of forest‐associated taxa in Europe

• Published in: Oikos Vol. 129; no. 2; pp. 133 - 146
• Main Authors: Ampoorter, Evy, Barbaro, Luc, Jactel, Hervé, Baeten, Lander, Boberg, Johanna, Carnol, Monique, Castagneyrol, Bastien, Charbonnier, Yohan, Dawud, Seid Muhie, Deconchat, Marc, Smedt, Pallieter De, Wandeler, Hans De, Guyot, Virginie, Hättenschwiler, Stephan, Joly, François‐Xavier, Koricheva, Julia, Milligan, Harriet, Muys, Bart, Nguyen, Diem, Ratcliffe, Sophia, Raulund‐Rasmussen, Karsten, Scherer‐Lorenzen, Michael, van der Plas, Fons, Keer, J. Van, Verheyen, Kris, Vesterdal, Lars, Allan, Eric
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2020; Nordic Ecological Society
• Subjects: Abundance; Araneae; Biodiversity; Biologie végétale (sciences végétales, sylviculture, mycologie...); birds; Cascading; Chiroptera; Climate; Composition; coniferous forests; defoliating insects; Dimensions; earthworms; Environmental Sciences; Environmental sciences & ecology; Europe; Forest management; forest stands; forest structure; forest-associated taxa; Forests; functional diversity; Fungi; Grasslands; Humanities and Social Sciences; Insects; Life Sciences; Microorganisms; Mixed forests; Pathogens; Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...); Plant diversity; Plant species; Sciences de l’environnement & écologie; Sciences du vivant; Soil; soil conditions; Soil structure; Soils; Species diversity; Species richness; Spiders; Taxa; tree diversity; tree functional composition; Trees; Trophic levels; understory; Ungulates; Europe; forest structure; climate; tree diversity; forest‐associated taxa; soil conditions; tree functional composition

Plant diversity is an important driver of diversity at other trophic levels, suggesting that cascading extinctions could reduce overall biodiversity. Most evidence for positive effects of plant diversity comes from grasslands. Despite the fact that forests are hotspots of biodiversity, the importanc...