Importance of overstorey attributes for understorey litter production and nutrient cycling in European forests

Importance of overstorey attributes for understorey litter production and nutrient cycling in European forests

Abstract Background In contrast with the negligible contribution of the forest understorey to the total aboveground phytobiomass of a forest, its share in annual litter production and nutrient cycling may be more important. Whether and how this functional role of the understorey differs across fores...

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Main Authors: Dries Landuyt, Evy Ampoorter, Cristina C. Bastias, Raquel Benavides, Sandra Müller, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Fernando Valladares, Safaa Wasof, Kris Verheyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-07-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
Subjects:
FunDivEUROPE
Nutrient cycling
Litter production
Understorey
Overstorey
Tree species richness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-020-00256-x

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