Xiaoyang Wang

The biodiversity benefit of native forest over Grain-for-Green plantations

The paper tests biodiversity benefits of native forests versus Grain-for-Green plantations using arthropod metabarcoding, finding native forests support highest species richness and mixed plantations show greater biodiversity than monocultures.

Plant diversity accurately predicts insect diversity in two tropical landscapes

The paper uses metabarcoding to show plant diversity accurately predicts insect diversity in two tropical landscapes, supporting their use as proxies for conservation and ecological monitoring.

Higher fungal diversity is correlated with lower CO2 emissions from dead wood in a natural forest

The paper correlates higher fungal diversity in decomposing wood with lower CO2 emissions, suggesting a diversity effect on decomposition rates in a natural forest.