Roots, Litter, and Seasonal Drought Together Inhibit Plant Growth in the Herbaceous Layer in a Subtropical Moist Forest of Southwestern China

The mechanisms of the maintenance of plant diversity in forests have been extensively studied because of their ecological importance. The study of the regeneration and growth dynamics of herbaceous understory communities in forests is relatively more common than that of woody plant overstory and und...

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Main Authors: Xianbin Liu, Yun Li, Lingqian Kong, D. Jean Lodge, J. Aaron Hogan, Chao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/4/712