Potential factors promoting the natural regeneration of Larix principis-rupprechtii in North China.

ABSTRACT: Natural regeneration plays an important role in species diversity and evolution. Exploring the causes of variation in regeneration dynamics can provide key insights into the factors affecting regeneration. However, the relationship between the regeneration of Larix principis-rupprechtii and environmental factors in North China has remained unexplored. In this study, 14 plots were established based on the three extents of regenerated plant numbers in Shanxi Province. Redundancy analysis determined that environmental factors (topography, stand structure, soil property, and litter) affected natural regeneration. Structural equation modeling identified the most important direct and indirect factors that affected L. principis-rupprechtii natural regeneration. Litter thickness, can

SUBMITTER: Zhao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10416772 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature