supported in parts by the Biodiv ERs A project, “Green Future Forests” (#01LC1610B);the FORD project Biotip (#01LC1716D)promoted by the German Aerospace Center (DLR);the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the project Sumforest – REFORM Risk Resilient Forest Management (#2816ERA02S);by the West Virginia University, and the USDA Mc Intire-Stennis Funds WVA00126;the Bavarian State Ministry of Nutrition, Agriculture, and Forestry for permanent support of the project W 07 “Long-term experimental plots for forest growth and yield research” (#7831-22209-2013)
Background: in recent studies, mixed forests were found to be more productive than monocultures with everything else remaining the same. Methods: To find out if this productivity is caused by tree species richness, ...
the European Union for funding of the project "Management of mixed-species stands.Options for a low-risk forest management (REFORM)"(# 2816ERA02S);the Bavarian State Ministry for Nutrition,Agriculture,and Forestry for permanent support of the project W 07" Long-term experimental plots for forest growth and yield research "(# 7831-22209-2013);the German Science Foundation for providing the funds for the projects PR 292/12-1" Tree and stand-level growth reactions on drought in mixed versus pure forests of Norway spruce and European beech";the National Institute of Food and Agriculture/Pennsylvania Agriculture Experiment Station project PEN 04516 for its support
A better understanding and a more quantitative design of mixed-species stands will contribute to more integrative and goal-oriented research in mixed-species forests. Much recent work has indicated that the structure ...