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Journal Article
MultiTroph: Multi-trophic interactions in a forest biodiversity experiment in China
2026
Overview
Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research has shown that ecosystem functioning and stability are closely linked to biodiversity. A cornerstone of this field is the BEF-China research platform, i.e. the world’s largest forest biodiversity experiment in subtropical China. It has demonstrated that tree diversity enhances productivity, carbon sequestration and ecosystem stability. However, the strength of these positive tree diversity effects varies widely across forests, possibly because higher trophic levels (such as herbivores and predators) mediate how biodiversity influences ecosystem functioning. To better understand how tree diversity influences higher trophic levels and their contributions to forest functioning, the German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the project MultiTroph . MultiTroph quantifies species interactions and integrates them into food webs to understand when and why ecosystem functions change or destabilise with species loss. We expect that trophic interaction networks reveal how species share or separate their ecological roles, with more niche overlap in species-rich forests and more niche specialisation in species-poor forests. Here, we outline our conceptual framework and research goals. We are convinced that MultiTroph will expand existing BEF research and provide a more holistic understanding of the role of multi-trophic food webs in forest ecosystems.
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
