Plant-Community Vulnerability in Highly Fragmented Landscapes Is Higher in Secondary Forests Than in Old Growth Forests in the Andean–Amazonian Transition

Increasing biodiversity in highly diverse plant communities can jointly increase ecosystem function and ecosystem vulnerability. This paradox requires further attention. This study analyzed the functional response of plant communities to above- and below-ground parameters along the chronosequence (d...

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Main Authors: Carlos H. Rodríguez-León, Lilia L. Roa-Fuentes, Armando Sterling, Juan Carlos Suárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/23/3284