15.10.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 15:00-15:45)

Speaker: Li Yi (P4C)

Topic: Herbivore-associated microbiomes & herbivore functional traits

22.10.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 15:00-15:45)

Speaker: Maria D. Perles-Garcia (P1G)

Topic: Stand structure complexity and its relationship with tree species richness

29.10.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Rémy Beugnon (P8G)

Topic: Abiotic and biotic mediations of scale dependent tree trait effects on soil carbon stocks

05.11.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Andréa Davrinche (P2G)

Topic: Intra-specific leaf trait responses to species richness at local scales

12.11.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Florian Schnabel (P3G)

Topic: Hydraulic diversity stabilizes productivity in a large-scale subtropical tree diversity experiment

19.11.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Rémy Beugnon & Jianqing Du (P8G & P8C)

Topic: Biotic and abiotic drivers of microbial community - soil ecosystem functioning (MC-SEF) linkages

26.11.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Georg Albert (P9G)

Topic: How multi-trophic interactions shape biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships

03.12.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Bala Singavarapu (P7G)

Topic: Tree mycorrhizal type and tree diversity effects on soil microbial communities in sub-tropical forest

10.12.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

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Speaker:  Dr. Matthias Kunz (TU Dresden)

Topic: A forest of giants - Experiences from an expeditions into the Darien gap

17.12.2020 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Jianhui Ma  (Associated Doctoral Researcher)

Topic: Scale and soil nutrient dependent of tree mycorrhizal type on diversity-productivity relationship in a subtropical forest

Christmas Break

07.01.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Mariem Saadani (P5G)

Topic: Foliar fungal pathogens in a Chinese subtropical forest: Strong suppression of fungal infestation by increasing the local tree richness

14.01.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Min Liu (P6C)

Topic: Complementarity in root nitrogen acquisition between neighborhood trees

21.01.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Sirong Zhang (P6C)

Topic: Extinction Scenarios modulate the responses of soil fungal diversity and network interactions to tree richness

28.01.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Huiyun Gan (P7C)

Topic: Plant diversity effects on soil fungal and bacterial community assembly and interaction

04.02.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Hanjiao Gu (P2C)

Topic: Effects of biodiversity on root morphology

Chinese New Year Break

04.03.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Perttu Anttonen (P4G)

Topic: Bottom-Up and Top-Down Drivers of Herbivory

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Germany: 09:45–10:30 / China: 16:45-17:30

Speaker: Margaux Didion-Gency (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL))

Topic: Impact of tree species interactions on the physiological responses of trees to drying and warming climate

11.03.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speakers: Dr. Alexander Weinhold/ Dr. Stefanie Döll (P6G)

Topic: Impact of species diversity on the chemical profiles of leaves, roots and root exudates

18.03.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Lulu Guo (P5C)

Topic: Effects of leaf pathogens on leaf litter decomposition

25.03.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 16:00-16:45)

Speaker: Chenyu Huang (P9C)

Topic: Forest dynamic model and Simulation based on large long-term experimental plots

01.04.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 15:00-15:45)

Speaker: Kui Wang(Associated Doctoral Researcher)

Topic: The effect of nitrogen application on soil nematode community after plant species loss in alpine meadow

08.04.2021 (Germany: 09:00–09:45 / China: 15:00-15:45)

Speaker: Tongyan Liu (P3C)

Topic: The effect of biodiversity on tree annual radial growth in micro-characterization