Short-term effects of thinning on the development and communities of understory vegetation of Chinese fir plantations in Southeastern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-density conditions are global issues that threaten the sustainable management of plantations throughout the world. Monocultures and untimely management practices have identically resulted in the simplex of community structures, decreases in biodiversity, and long-term productivity losses in plantations China. The most popular measure which is commonly used to address these issues is thinning, which potentially results in increases in the development of understory plants in plantations. However, there is limited information currently available regarding the community composition of understory vegetation and the associated environmental factors, which has limited the sustainable management of China's fir plantation ecosystems.

Method

In the present study, a thi

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7020821 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature