Linking structure and species richness to support forest biodiversity monitoring at large scales

Abstract Key message Authors have analyzed the possible correlation between measurements/indicators of forest structure and species richness of many taxonomic or functional groups over three regions of Germany. Results show the potential to use structural attributes as a surrogate for species richne...

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Main Authors: Felix Storch, Steffen Boch, Martin M. Gossner, Heike Feldhaar, Christian Ammer, Peter Schall, Andrea Polle, Franz Kroiher, Jörg Müller, Jürgen Bauhus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Annals of Forest Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-022-01169-1