List of works - Eric Allan

A comparison of the strength of biodiversity effects across multiple functions

scientific article

A missing link between facilitation and plant species coexistence: nurses benefit generally rare species more than common ones

article

A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests

article

An excess of niche differences maximizes ecosystem functioning

scientific article published on 21 August 2020

Are traded forest tree seeds a potential source of nonnative pests?

scientific article published on 30 July 2019

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

scientific article

Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality

scientific article

Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions

article by Wolfgang W Weisser et al published September 2017 in Basic and Applied Ecology

Biodiversity promotes resistance but dominant species shape recovery of grasslands under extreme drought

scientific article published on 22 March 2024

Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality

scientific article

Biotic predictors complement models of bat and bird responses to climate and tree diversity in European forests

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Both diversity and functional composition affect productivity and water use efficiency in experimental temperate grasslands

scientific article published on 17 August 2021

Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment

scientific article

Climate, host and geography shape insect and fungal communities of trees

scientific article published on 18 July 2023

Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality

scientific article

Contrasting effects of insect and molluscan herbivores on plant diversity in a long-term field experiment

scientific article published on 23 October 2011

Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity

scientific article published on 24 June 2021

Decomposition disentangled: A test of the multiple mechanisms by which nitrogen enrichment alters litter decomposition

scientific article published on 14 May 2020

Direct and indirect effects of invasive species: Biodiversity loss is a major mechanism by which an invasive tree affects ecosystem functioning

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Direct and indirect effects of land use on bryophytes in grasslands

scientific article published on 04 July 2018

Diversity–functioning relationships across hierarchies of biological organization

scientific article published on 5 December 2023

Drivers of richness and community composition of fungal endophytes of tree seeds

scientific article published on 20 August 2020

Effects of fertilization and irrigation on vascular plant species richness, functional composition and yield in mountain grasslands

scientific article published on 10 November 2020

Effects of genetic diversity of grass on insect species diversity at higher trophic levels are not due to cascading diversity effects

article

Endozoochory by slugs can increase bryophyte establishment and species richness

article

Enemy damage of exotic plant species is similar to that of natives and increases with productivity

article

Epigenetic diversity increases the productivity and stability of plant populations

scientific article

Experimental plant communities develop phylogenetically overdispersed abundance distributions during assembly

scientific article published in February 2013

Foliar fungal pathogens and grassland biodiversity

scientific article

From bottom‐up to top‐down control of invertebrate herbivores in a retrogressive chronosequence

scientific article published on 23 January 2023

Functional ecology and imperfect detection of species

article published in 2017

Functionally and phylogenetically diverse plant communities key to soil biota

scientific article

Further re-analyses looking for effects of phylogenetic diversity on community biomass and stability

scholarly article by Bradley Cardinale et al published 23 September 2015 in Functional Ecology

Grassland management intensification weakens the associations among the diversities of multiple plant and animal taxa

article

How do trees respond to species mixing in experimental compared to observational studies?

scientific article published on 10 September 2019

Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests

article

Impact of above- and below-ground invertebrates on temporal and spatial stability of grassland of different diversity

scientific article published in January 2011

Increase in CO concentration could alter the response of to climate change

scientific article published on 30 July 2018

Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity

scientific article

Intransitive competition is common across five major taxonomic groups and is driven by productivity, competitive rank and functional traits

article

Intransitive competition is widespread in plant communities and maintains their species richness

scientific article published on June 2015

Intraspecific trait changes have large impacts on community functional composition but do not affect ecosystem function

scientific article published on 20 December 2021

Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity-ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

scientific article

Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition

scientific article published on 22 June 2015

Land-use intensification causes multitrophic homogenization of grassland communities

scientific article

Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services

scientific article published on 22 October 2020

Landscape management for grassland multifunctionality

Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality

scientific article published in May 2016

More diverse plant communities have higher functioning over time due to turnover in complementary dominant species

scientific article

Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Nitrogen enrichment and foliar fungal pathogens affect the mechanisms of multispecies plant coexistence

scientific article published on 4 January 2023

Partitioning the effects of plant diversity on ecosystem functions at different trophic levels

scientific article published in 2022

Plant diversity has contrasting effects on herbivore and parasitoid abundance in Centaurea jacea flower heads.

scientific article

Plant diversity improves protection against soil-borne pathogens by fostering antagonistic bacterial communities

scientific article published on 4 January 2012

Plant soil feedback strength in relation to large-scale plant rarity and phylogenetic relatedness.

scientific article published in March 2018

Plant-invertebrate interactions across a forested retrogressive chronosequence

scientific article published on 31 March 2022

Publisher Correction: Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Rapid divergence in physiological and life-history traits between northern and southern populations of the British introduced neo-species,Senecio squalidus

article

Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality

scientific article published on 16 February 2018

Sick plants in grassland communities: a growth-defense trade-off is the main driver of fungal pathogen abundance

scientific article published on 26 May 2020

Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features

scientific article published on 21 November 2018

Species richness, but not phylogenetic diversity, influences community biomass production and temporal stability in a re-examination of 16 grassland biodiversity studies

article

Stakeholder priorities determine the impact of an alien tree invasion on ecosystem multifunctionality

scientific article published on 16 March 2021

Temporal changes in randomness of bird communities across Central Europe

scientific article

The impact of plant diversity and fertilization on fitness of a generalist grasshopper

article

The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales

scientific article published in 2022

Towards the development of general rules describing landscape heterogeneity-multifunctionality relationships

article by Fons van der Plas et al published 27 August 2018 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Using root economics traits to predict biotic plant soil-feedbacks

scientific article published in 2023

List of works by Eric Allan

A comparison of the strength of biodiversity effects across multiple functions

A missing link between facilitation and plant species coexistence: nurses benefit generally rare species more than common ones

A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests

An excess of niche differences maximizes ecosystem functioning

Are traded forest tree seeds a potential source of nonnative pests?

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality

Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions

Biodiversity promotes resistance but dominant species shape recovery of grasslands under extreme drought

Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality

Biotic predictors complement models of bat and bird responses to climate and tree diversity in European forests

Both diversity and functional composition affect productivity and water use efficiency in experimental temperate grasslands

Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment

Climate, host and geography shape insect and fungal communities of trees

Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality

Contrasting effects of insect and molluscan herbivores on plant diversity in a long-term field experiment

Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity

Decomposition disentangled: A test of the multiple mechanisms by which nitrogen enrichment alters litter decomposition

Direct and indirect effects of invasive species: Biodiversity loss is a major mechanism by which an invasive tree affects ecosystem functioning

Direct and indirect effects of land use on bryophytes in grasslands

Diversity–functioning relationships across hierarchies of biological organization

Drivers of richness and community composition of fungal endophytes of tree seeds

Effects of fertilization and irrigation on vascular plant species richness, functional composition and yield in mountain grasslands

Effects of genetic diversity of grass on insect species diversity at higher trophic levels are not due to cascading diversity effects

Endozoochory by slugs can increase bryophyte establishment and species richness

Enemy damage of exotic plant species is similar to that of natives and increases with productivity

Epigenetic diversity increases the productivity and stability of plant populations

Experimental plant communities develop phylogenetically overdispersed abundance distributions during assembly

Foliar fungal pathogens and grassland biodiversity

From bottom‐up to top‐down control of invertebrate herbivores in a retrogressive chronosequence

Functional ecology and imperfect detection of species

Functionally and phylogenetically diverse plant communities key to soil biota

Further re-analyses looking for effects of phylogenetic diversity on community biomass and stability

Grassland management intensification weakens the associations among the diversities of multiple plant and animal taxa

How do trees respond to species mixing in experimental compared to observational studies?

Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests

Impact of above- and below-ground invertebrates on temporal and spatial stability of grassland of different diversity

Increase in CO concentration could alter the response of to climate change

Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity

Intransitive competition is common across five major taxonomic groups and is driven by productivity, competitive rank and functional traits

Intransitive competition is widespread in plant communities and maintains their species richness

Intraspecific trait changes have large impacts on community functional composition but do not affect ecosystem function

Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity-ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition

Land-use intensification causes multitrophic homogenization of grassland communities

Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services

Landscape management for grassland multifunctionality

Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality

More diverse plant communities have higher functioning over time due to turnover in complementary dominant species

Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services

Nitrogen enrichment and foliar fungal pathogens affect the mechanisms of multispecies plant coexistence

Partitioning the effects of plant diversity on ecosystem functions at different trophic levels

Plant diversity has contrasting effects on herbivore and parasitoid abundance in Centaurea jacea flower heads.

Plant diversity improves protection against soil-borne pathogens by fostering antagonistic bacterial communities

Plant soil feedback strength in relation to large-scale plant rarity and phylogenetic relatedness.

Plant-invertebrate interactions across a forested retrogressive chronosequence

Publisher Correction: Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality

Rapid divergence in physiological and life-history traits between northern and southern populations of the British introduced neo-species,Senecio squalidus

Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality

Sick plants in grassland communities: a growth-defense trade-off is the main driver of fungal pathogen abundance

Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features

Species richness, but not phylogenetic diversity, influences community biomass production and temporal stability in a re-examination of 16 grassland biodiversity studies

Stakeholder priorities determine the impact of an alien tree invasion on ecosystem multifunctionality

Temporal changes in randomness of bird communities across Central Europe

The impact of plant diversity and fertilization on fitness of a generalist grasshopper

The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales

Towards the development of general rules describing landscape heterogeneity-multifunctionality relationships

Using root economics traits to predict biotic plant soil-feedbacks