Tree size-dependent effects of tree diversity on aboveground biomass during development in subtropical coniferous forests.

ABSTRACT: The biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships can offer insights for management of forest plantations. Most evidences on BEF relationships from field observations and experiments focus on short-term (≤ 50 years) forest development. However, how tree diversity and aboveground biomass co-evolve during long-term development remain poorly understood. Addressing this knowledge gap can improve the diversity-based management for long-term forest carbon sequestration. We employed a process-based Ecosystem Demography model (ED-2.2) to simulate three categories of forest attributes over approximately one century (2004-2100) in subtropical coniferous forests in China. These included: (1) three plant functional type (PFT) diversity metrics (Simpson, Shannon-Wiener, and Pielou evenness

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12903606 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature