Understory thinning reduces wood-production efficiency and tree species diversity in subtropical forest in southern Japan

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinjiro Fujii ◽  
Yasuhiro Kubota
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Subtropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Wood Production ◽  
Southern Japan

scholarly journals Positive effects of tree species diversity on litterfall quantity and quality along a secondary successional chronosequence in a subtropical forest

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Huang ◽  
Yinlei Ma ◽  
Ke Zhao ◽  
Pascal A. Niklaus ◽  
Bernhard Schmid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Subtropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Positive Effects

scholarly journals Direct vs. Microclimate-Driven Effects of Tree Species Diversity on Litter Decomposition in Young Subtropical Forest Stands

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e0160569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin N. Seidelmann ◽  
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen ◽  
Pascal A. Niklaus
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Subtropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Forest Stands

scholarly journals Tree Species Diversity, Composition and Aboveground Biomass Across Dry Forest Land-Cover Types in Coastal Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 194008292199541
Author(s):  
Xavier Haro-Carrión ◽  
Bette Loiselle ◽  
Francis E. Putz
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Stem Density ◽  
Tree Species Diversity ◽  
Land Cover Types ◽  
Schizolobium Parahyba

Tropical dry forests (TDF) are highly threatened ecosystems that are often fragmented due to land-cover change. Using plot inventories, we analyzed tree species diversity, community composition and aboveground biomass patterns across mature (MF) and secondary forests of about 25 years since cattle ranching ceased (SF), 10–20-year-old plantations (PL), and pastures in a TDF landscape in Ecuador. Tree diversity was highest in MF followed by SF, pastures and PL, but many endemic and endangered species occurred in both MF and SF, which demonstrates the importance of SF for species conservation. Stem density was higher in PL, followed by SF, MF and pastures. Community composition differed between MF and SF due to the presence of different specialist species. Some SF specialists also occurred in pastures, and all species found in pastures were also recorded in SF indicating a resemblance between these two land-cover types even after 25 years of succession. Aboveground biomass was highest in MF, but SF and Tectona grandis PL exhibited similar numbers followed by Schizolobium parahyba PL, Ochroma pyramidale PL and pastures. These findings indicate that although species-poor, some PL equal or surpass SF in aboveground biomass, which highlights the critical importance of incorporating biodiversity, among other ecosystem services, to carbon sequestration initiatives. This research contributes to understanding biodiversity conservation across a mosaic of land-cover types in a TDF landscape.

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