Forest Attributes and Soil Moisture Availability Drive Ecosystem Multifunctionality of Forests in Eastern Tibetan Plateau, China.

ABSTRACT: Forests deliver multiple essential ecosystem functions, and most natural forests occur in highly heterogeneous environments and span different developmental stages. Despite this complexity, the relative influences of biotic and environmental drivers on ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) remain insufficiently understood across temporal and spatial scales. Here, we surveyed forests along elevational (1800-3500 m) and successional (early to late) gradients on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, quantify how climate, soil properties, and forest attributes (diversity, stand structure, and functional traits) regulate EMF. EMF was constructed from eight indicators representing nutrient cycling, plant productivity, and water conservation. Further, we assessed variation in biodiversity effects, including

SUBMITTER: Ni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12899478 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature