Tree Size Inequality Reduces Forest Productivity: An Analysis Combining Inventory Data for Ten European Species and a Light Competition Model.

Plant structural diversity is usually considered as beneficial for ecosystem functioning. For instance, numerous studies have reported positive species diversity-productivity relationships in plant communities. However, other aspects of structural diversity such as individual size inequality have be...

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Autores principales: Thomas Bourdier, Thomas Cordonnier, Georges Kunstler, Christian Piedallu, Guillaume Lagarrigues, Benoit Courbaud
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Colección:PLoS ONE
Acceso en línea:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4801349?pdf=render

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