Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey

Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey

Abstract Background Temperate forest understorey vegetation poses an excellent study system to investigate whether increases in resource availability lead to an increase in plant species richness. Most sunlight is absorbed by the species-poor tree canopy, making the much more species-rich understore...

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Main Authors: Carsten F. Dormann, Maurizio Bagnara, Steffen Boch, Judith Hinderling, Andrea Janeiro-Otero, Deborah Schäfer, Peter Schall, Florian Hartig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Understorey vegetation
Temperate forest
Species richness
Light availability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-020-00311-9

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