Through complementarity interactions, mixed-species forests can be more productive than
monocultures, and this effect can increase with tree-species richness. However, this is not …

Temperate forests cover 16% of the global forest area. Within these forests, the understorey
is an important biodiversity reservoir that can influence ecosystem processes and functions …

Stand structure can strongly influence forest growth and other processes, such as the water
balance, carbon partitioning, nutrient cycling and light dynamics. However, individual …

Mixtures can be more productive than monocultures and may therefore use more water,
which may make them more susceptible to droughts. The species interactions that influence …

Surface soil nitrogen (SN) is the main source of plant nutrient uptake, and its dynamic
change is related to forest productivity, ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycles, and water …

Fuel moisture content (FMC) of the litter is a critical factor determining fire ignition and
spread and is an important input for most fire behaviour prediction models. Several models …

As a unique structural level of forest ecosystems, the litter layer has significant ecological
effects on soil and water conservation. The broadleaf-oriented transformation of coniferous …

During rainfall, plant litter interception regulates overland flow with an impact on water runoff
generation and sediment displacement. Besides the rainfall characteristics, the effects of …

Although forests play important roles in the hydrological cycle, there is little information that
relates the water retention capacity of litter in areas under passive restoration, especially in …

Tree growth depends on the resource availability, the proportion of resources acquired, and
the efficiency with which those resources are used. Each of these variables can be …