Mass-ratio and complementarity effects simultaneously drive aboveground biomass in temperate Quercus forests through stand structure.

ABSTRACT: Forests play a key role in regulating the global carbon cycle, a substantial portion of which is stored in aboveground biomass (AGB). It is well understood that biodiversity can increase the biomass through complementarity and mass-ratio effects, and the contribution of environmental factors and stand structure attributes to AGB was also observed. However, the relative influence of these factors in determining the AGB of Quercus forests remains poorly understood. Using a large dataset retrieved from 523 permanent forest inventory plots across Northeast China, we examined the effects of integrated multiple tree species diversity components (i.e., species richness, functional, and phylogenetic diversity), functional traits composition, environmental factors (climate and soil), stand a

SUBMITTER: Gao WQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8668754 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature