2015
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12425
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Individual size inequality links forest diversity and above‐ground biomass

Abstract: Summary Despite the mounting evidence for positive diversity–productivity relationships found in controlled experiments, diversity effects on productivity in natural systems remain hotly debated. Understanding the multivariate links between diversity and productivity in natural systems, in particular natural forests that host the majority of terrestrial biodiversity and provide essential services for humanity, remains a critical challenge for ecologists. We analysed data from 448 plots of varying tree specie… Show more

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“…The relationship between diversity and stem density may be linked with "canopy packing" which optimizes space utilization and, in our example, may lead to increased local biomass. Zhang and Chen (2015) demonstrated that diversity is linked with increased biomass due to increasing tree size inequality in a boreal forest. Similarly, Jucker et al (2015) found that canopy packing was strongly associated with species richness in European permanent forest plots.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The relationship between diversity and stem density may be linked with "canopy packing" which optimizes space utilization and, in our example, may lead to increased local biomass. Zhang and Chen (2015) demonstrated that diversity is linked with increased biomass due to increasing tree size inequality in a boreal forest. Similarly, Jucker et al (2015) found that canopy packing was strongly associated with species richness in European permanent forest plots.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, structural diversity was positively correlated with forest productivity (Fig. 3) or above-ground biomass [60] in Canadian forests. Therefore, part of the diversity effects shown in Fig.…”
Section: Structural Diversity Can Increase and Decrease Productivity mentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Forest structural diversity is one important factor among many that influence productivity (Zhang & Chen, 2015;Ali et al, 2016). A stand with a combination of species differing in characteristics such as shade tolerance, height growth rate, crown structure, leaf phenology, and root depth, can be highly productive because of complementary resource use (Kelty, 1992).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has been widely used for exploring complicated causal relationships among variables (Grace, 2008;Paquette & Messier, 2011;Lam & Maguire, 2012;Zuo et al, 2012;Timilsina et al, 2014;Zhang & Chen, 2015;Ali et al, 2016;Dănescu et al, 2016;Grace et al, 2016). SEM models represent hypothesized causeeffect relationship between variables and describe complex interdependencies of the variables (Shipley, 2000).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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