Higher bat and bird γ-diversity in structurally complex forests is driven by distinct α- and β-diversity responses
Clara Wild, Anne Chao, Po-Yen Chuang, Marc W. Cadotte, Nico Daume, Orsi Decker, Ronja Hausmann, Sophia M. Hochrein, Michael Junginger, Mareike Kortmann, Sonja Kümmet, Soumen Mallick, Oliver Mitesser, Ruth Pickert, Julia Rothacher, , Jörg C. Müller
The paper shows that restoring forest structural complexity increases γ-diversity for bats and birds through distinct α- and β-diversity mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2025 · PreprintEcology