Forest Age Drives the Resource Utilization Indicators of Trees in Planted and Natural Forests in China.

ABSTRACT: Specific leaf area (SLA) and leaf dry matter content (LDMC) are key leaf functional traits commonly used to reflect tree resource utilization strategies and predict forest ecosystem responses to environmental changes. Previous research on tree resource utilization strategies (SLA and LDMC) primarily focused on the species level within limited spatial scales, making it crucial to quantify the spatial variability and driving factors of these strategies. Whether there are discrepancies in resource utilization strategies between trees in planted and natural forests, and the dominant factors and mechanisms influencing them, remain unclear. This study, based on field surveys and the literature from 2008 to 2020 covering 263 planted and 434 natural forests in China, using generalized additive mod

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10976008 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature