Tree species richness enhances stand productivity while stand structure can have opposite effects, based on forest inventory data from Germany and the United States of America
Abstract Background In recent studies, mixed forests were found to be more productive than monocultures with everything else remaining the same. Methods To find out if this productivity is caused by tree species richness, by a more heterogeneous stand structure or both, we analyzed the effects of fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Forest Ecosystems |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-017-0127-6 |