Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group
The Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group (PEN) studies and teaches the processes and underlying mechanisms that link biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and service delivery and aims to implement these insights in the design of effective biodiversity conservation strategies.
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Higher yields of biodiversity-friendly farming do not yet outweigh costs
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Large herbivores can reduce fire risks
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MSc lecture series: Nature in a crowded country
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Researchers map law of variations in plant roots: an onion outsources
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Capita selecta: Perceptions of Nature in different cultural contexts (2020)
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Importance of biodiversity for farmers larger than expected
Our Research
Research at the Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group examines the impact of land-use change and climate change on biodiversity and the links between biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the delivery of ecosystem services and public goods.
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Recent publications
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Scale-dependent diversity–biomass relationships can be driven by tree mycorrhizal association and soil fertility
Mao, Zikun , van der Plas, Fons , Corrales, Adriana , Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina J. , Bourg, Norman A. , Chu, Chengjin , Hao, Zhanqing , Jin, Guangze , Lian, Juyu , Lin, Fei , Li, Buhang , Luo, Wenqi , McShea, William J. , Myers, Jonathan A. , Shen, Guochun , Wang, Xihua , Yan, En Rong , Ye, Ji , Ye, Wanhui , Yuan, Zuoqiang , Wang, Xugao -
Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions
Delavaux, Camille S. , Crowther, Thomas W. , Zohner, Constantin M. , Robmann, Niamh M. , Lauber, Thomas , van den Hoogen, Johan , Kuebbing, Sara , Liang, Jingjing , de-Miguel, Sergio , Nabuurs, Gert Jan , Reich, Peter B. , Abegg, Meinrad , Adou Yao, Yves C. , Alberti, Giorgio , Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M. , Alvarado, Braulio Vilchez , Alvarez-Dávila, Esteban , Alvarez-Loayza, Patricia , Alves, Luciana F. , Ammer, Christian , Antón-Fernández, Clara , Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro , Arroyo, Luzmila , Avitabile, Valerio , Aymard, Gerardo A. , Baker, Timothy R. , Bałazy, Radomir , Banki, Olaf , Barroso, Jorcely G. , Bastian, Meredith L. , Bastin, Jean Francois , Birigazzi, Luca , Birnbaum, Philippe , Bitariho, Robert , Boeckx, Pascal , Bongers, Frans , Bouriaud, Olivier , Brancalion, Pedro H.S. , Brandl, Susanne , Brienen, Roel , Broadbent, Eben N. , Bruelheide, Helge , Bussotti, Filippo , Gatti, Roberto Cazzolla , César, Ricardo G. , Cesljar, Goran , Chazdon, Robin , Chen, Han Y.H. , Chisholm, Chelsea , Cho, Hyunkook , Cienciala, Emil , Clark, Connie , Clark, David , Colletta, Gabriel D. , Coomes, David A. , Cornejo Valverde, Fernando , Corral-Rivas, José J. , Crim, Philip M. , Cumming, Jonathan R. , Dayanandan, Selvadurai , de Gasper, André L. , Decuyper, Mathieu , Derroire, Géraldine , DeVries, Ben , Djordjevic, Ilija , Dolezal, Jiri , Dourdain, Aurélie , Engone Obiang, Nestor Laurier , Enquist, Brian J. , Eyre, Teresa J. , Fandohan, Adandé Belarmain , Fayle, Tom M. , Feldpausch, Ted R. , Ferreira, Leandro V. , Fischer, Markus , Fletcher, Christine , Frizzera, Lorenzo , Gamarra, Javier G.P. , Gianelle, Damiano , Glick, Henry B. , Harris, David J. , Hector, Andrew , Hemp, Andreas , Hengeveld, Geerten , Hérault, Bruno , Herbohn, John L. , Herold, Martin , Hillers, Annika , Honorio Coronado, Eurídice N. , Hui, Cang , Ibanez, Thomas T. , Amaral, Iêda , Imai, Nobuo , Jagodziński, Andrzej M. , Jaroszewicz, Bogdan , Johannsen, Vivian Kvist , Joly, Carlos A. , Jucker, Tommaso , Jung, Ilbin , Karminov, Viktor , Kartawinata, Kuswata , Kearsley, Elizabeth , Kenfack, David , Kennard, Deborah K. , Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian , Keppel, Gunnar , Khan, Mohammed Latif , Killeen, Timothy J. , Kim, Hyun Seok , Kitayama, Kanehiro , Köhl, Michael , Korjus, Henn , Kraxner, Florian , Laarmann, Diana , Lang, Mait , Lewis, Simon L. , Lu, Huicui , Lukina, Natalia V. , Maitner, Brian S. , Malhi, Yadvinder , Marcon, Eric , Marimon, Beatriz Schwantes , Marimon-Junior, Ben Hur , Marshall, Andrew R. , Martin, Emanuel H. , Martynenko, Olga , Meave, Jorge A. , Melo-Cruz, Omar , Mendoza, Casimiro , Merow, Cory , Mendoza, Abel Monteagudo , Moreno, Vanessa S. , Mukul, Sharif A. , Mundhenk, Philip , Nava-Miranda, María Guadalupe , Neill, David , Neldner, Victor J. , Nevenic, Radovan V. , Ngugi, Michael R. , Niklaus, Pascal A. , Oleksyn, Jacek , Ontikov, Petr , Ortiz-Malavasi, Edgar , Pan, Yude , Paquette, Alain , Parada-Gutierrez, Alexander , Parfenova, Elena I. , Park, Minjee , Parren, Marc , Parthasarathy, Narayanaswamy , Peri, Pablo L. , Pfautsch, Sebastian , Phillips, Oliver L. , Picard, Nicolas , Piedade, Maria Teresa T.F. , Piotto, Daniel , Pitman, Nigel C.A. , Polo, Irina , Poorter, Lourens , Poulsen, Axel D. , Pretzsch, Hans , Ramirez Arevalo, Freddy , Restrepo-Correa, Zorayda , Rodeghiero, Mirco , Rolim, Samir G. , Roopsind, Anand , Rovero, Francesco , Rutishauser, Ervan , Saikia, Purabi , Salas-Eljatib, Christian , Saner, Philippe , Schall, Peter , Schepaschenko, Dmitry , Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael , Schmid, Bernhard , Schöngart, Jochen , Searle, Eric B. , Seben, Vladimír , Serra-Diaz, Josep M. , Sheil, Douglas , Shvidenko, Anatoly Z. , Silva-Espejo, Javier E. , Silveira, Marcos , Singh, James , Sist, Plinio , Slik, Ferry , Sonké, Bonaventure , Souza, Alexandre F. , Stanislaw, Miscicki , Stereńczak, Krzysztof J. , Svenning, Jens Christian , Svoboda, Miroslav , Swanepoel, Ben , Targhetta, Natalia , Tchebakova, Nadja , ter Steege, Hans , Thomas, Raquel , Tikhonova, Elena , Umunay, Peter M. , Usoltsev, Vladimir A. , Valencia, Renato , Valladares, Fernando , van der Plas, Fons , Do, Tran Van , van Nuland, Michael E. , Vasquez, Rodolfo M. , Verbeeck, Hans , Viana, Helder , Vibrans, Alexander C. , Vieira, Simone , von Gadow, Klaus , Wang, Hua Feng , Watson, James V. , Werner, Gijsbert D.A. , Wiser, Susan K. , Wittmann, Florian , Woell, Hannsjoerg , Wortel, Verginia , Zagt, Roderik , Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, Tomasz , Zhang, Chunyu , Zhao, Xiuhai , Zhou, Mo , Zhu, Zhi Xin , Zo-Bi, Irie C. , Maynard, Daniel S. -
Connecting the multiple dimensions of global soil fungal diversity
Mikryukov, Vladimir , Dulya, Olesya , Zizka, Alexander , Bahram, Mohammad , Hagh-Doust, Niloufar , Anslan, Sten , Prylutskyi, Oleh , Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel , Maestre, Fernando T. , Nilsson, Henrik , Pärn, Jaan , Öpik, Maarja , Moora, Mari , Zobel, Martin , Espenberg, Mikk , Mander, Ülo , Khalid, Abdul Nasir , Corrales, Adriana , Agan, Ahto , Vasco-Palacios, Aída M. , Saitta, Alessandro , Rinaldi, Andrea , Verbeken, Annemieke , Sulistyo, Bobby , Tamgnoue, Boris , Furneaux, Brendan , Duarte Ritter, Camila , Nyamukondiwa, Casper , Sharp, Cathy , Marín, César , Gohar, Daniyal , Klavina, Darta , Sharmah, Dipon , Dai, Dong Qin , Nouhra, Eduardo , Biersma, Elisabeth Machteld , Rähn, Elisabeth , Cameron, Erin , De Crop, Eske , Otsing, Eveli , Davydov, Evgeny , Albornoz, Felipe , Brearley, Francis , Buegger, Franz , Zahn, Geoffrey , Bonito, Gregory , Hiiesalu, Inga , Barrio, Isabel , Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob , Ankuda, Jelena , Doležal, Jiri , Kupagme, John , Maciá-Vicente, Jose , Djeugap Fovo, Joseph , Geml, József , Alatalo, Juha , Alvarez-Manjarrez, Julieta , Põldmaa, Kadri , Runnel, Kadri , Adamson, Kalev , Bråthen, Kari Anne , Pritsch, Karin , Tchan Issifou, Kassim , Armolaitis, Kęstutis , Hyde, Kevin , Newsham, Kevin K. , Panksep, Kristel , Lateef, Adebola Azeez , Hansson, Linda , Lamit, Louis , Saba, Malka , Tuomi, Maria , Gryzenhout, Marieka , Bauters, Marijn , Piepenbring, Meike , Wijayawardene, Nalin N. , Yorou, Nourou , Kurina, Olavi , Mortimer, Peter , Meidl, Peter , Kohout, Petr , Puusepp, Rasmus , Drenkhan, Rein , Garibay-Orijel, Roberto , Godoy, Roberto , Alkahtani, Saad , Rahimlou, Saleh , Dudov, Sergey , Põlme, Sergei , Ghosh, Soumya , Mundra, Sunil , Ahmed, Talaat , Netherway, Tarquin , Henkel, Terry , Roslin, Tomas , Nteziryayo, Vincent , Fedosov, Vladimir , Onipchenko, Vladimir , Yasanthika, Weeragalle Arachchillage Erandi , Lim, Young , Van Nuland, Michael , Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda , Antonelli, Alexandre , Kõljalg, Urmas , Abarenkov, Kessy , Tedersoo, Leho