Seasonal structural stability promoted by forest diversity and composition explains overyielding.

ABSTRACT: The stability of forest productivity is a widely studied phenomenon often associated with tree species diversity. Yet, drivers of stability in forest structure and its consequences for forest productivity remain poorly understood. Using a large (10 ha) young tree diversity experiment, we evaluated how forest structure and multiple dimensions of diversity and composition are related to remotely sensed structural metrics and their stability through the growing season. We then examined whether structural stability (SS) across the growing season (April-October) could explain overyielding (i.e., the net biodiversity effect, NBE) in annual wood productivity. Using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle-Light Detecting and Ranging (UAV-LiDAR), we surveyed experimental tree communities eight times at regular int

SUBMITTER: Guzman Q JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11911966 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature