supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32060340 and 31400542);the Scientific Research Capacity Building Project for Laibin Jinxiu Dayaoshan Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Guangxi(22-035-130-01).
The reverse J-shaped diameter distribution is considered an inherent attribute of natural forests,cru-cial for forest resource utilization and community stability.However,in karst regions,intense habitat heterogeneity...
support by Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS)。
Understanding how past disturbances have influenced the development of forests is critical for deciphering their current structure and composition and forecasting future changes.In this study,dendrochronological metho...
supported by the National Science Foundation of China(No.31770672 and 3137062);the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2010CB950602)。
Atmospheric nitrogen(N)deposition is predicted to increase,especially in the subtropics.However,the responses of soil microorganisms to long-term N addition at the molecular level in N-rich subtropical forests have no...
Soil samples were collected from the base of Aplectrum hymale individuals to assess mycorrhizal spores abundance. The hypothesis that mycorrhizal spore abundance would increase with proximity to the plant was not supp...
funded by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch Appropriations[#PEN04639,Accession#1015105,EZ]。
Managing mature Douglas-fir[Pseudotsuga menziesii(Mirb.)Franco]stands to emulate the structural complexity of natural old-growth forest requires identifying structural targets at the sub-stand level at which neighborh...
This study was financially supported by the NationalNatural Science Foundation of China(31870399,32071533);the Strategic Priority ResearchProgram of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB31030000).
Aims Functional traits are usually used to predict plant demographic rates without considering environmental contexts.However,previous studies have consistently found that traits have low explanatory power for plant d...
This study was supported by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-Brazil(CAPES)–Code Financing 001,and FAPESP(proc.2018/21913-8).
Background:Nutrient cycling in tropical forests has a large importance for primary productivity,and decomposition of litterfall is a major process influencing nutrient balance in forest soils.Although large-scale fact...
We gratefully thank Baizhang Song and Xichang He for collecting the seed rain data.This study was funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC0500300);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31570432,31670632,41671050);by NSF Grant DEB-1745496 awarded to JML.
Seed distribution and deposition patterns around parent trees are strongly aff ected by functional traits and therefore infl uence the development of plant communities.To assess the limitations of seed dispersal and t...
Assessment of forest recovery following disturbance is enhanced by the use of biological indicators. One such indicator, the abundance of understory species, was examined in coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forest...