Tree community resource economics control soil food web multifunctionality

Study sites and sampling design We used a pan-European network of 64 mature, uneven-aged forest plots (30 × 30 m 2 ) consisting of three-species mixture stands (34 plots) and corresponding monospecific stands (30 plots; Extended Data Table 1 ). These plots are part of the FunDivEUROPE (Functional Significance of Forest Biodiversity in Europe) exploratory platform 59 , and were established across European forests over 2011–2012 to investigate the role of the diversity and composition of …