Invertebrate Communities and Driving Factors Across Woody Debris Types in Temperate Forests, Northern China.

ABSTRACT: Woody debris decomposition is a key process in forest ecosystem material cycles, with invertebrate communities playing a vital role. Distinct physicochemical properties of woody debris types lead to varying effects on these communities. Taking woody debris in Saihanba's Larix principis-rupprechtii plantations, Betula platyphylla natural secondary forests, and larch-birch mixed forests (northern China) as objects, we collected woody debris-inhabiting invertebrates via hand-sorting. We studied how tree species (larch/birch), forest types (pure/mixed), and decay stages (I-V) collectively regulate invertebrate community assembly. Results showed significant differences in woody debris physicochemical properties across these factors. Phytophagous groups dominated early decay stages

SUBMITTER: Dong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12784839 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature