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  • Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research is expanding to complex forest ecosystems.
  • Assessing multiple functions in forest ecosystems presents methodological challenges.
  • Inconsistent methods hinder analysis and comparability across forest biodiversity experiments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of key methods used in forest biodiversity experiments.
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  • To offer recommendations for integrating and transferring methodical approaches in forest BEF research.

Main Methods:

  • Overview of methods applied in a large-scale forest biodiversity experiment.
  • Analysis of method characteristics concerning scale and simplicity.
  • Development of principles for method selection and application in tree diversity experiments.

Main Results:

  • Four key principles for method selection were identified: maximize data density, cover all relevant scales, ensure consistent variable evaluation, and promote standardized methods.
  • Combining methods of varying scales and simplicity can yield consistent data for novel insights.
  • Existing methods offer a toolbox but require adjustment for complex, long-lived forest ecosystems.

Conclusions:

  • Optimizing knowledge gain from forest biodiversity experiments requires integrating methods across scales, trophic levels, and ecosystem compartments.
  • Further adjustment of methods is needed for the specific requirements of forest ecosystems.
  • Promoting standardized, practical, and rapid assessment methods will enhance comparability among experiments.