[HTML][HTML] Mixed-species versus monocultures in plantation forestry: Development, benefits, ecosystem services and perspectives for the future

CLC Liu, O Kuchma, KV Krutovsky - Global Ecology and conservation, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Plantation forests are increasing rapidly in the world in order to alleviate deforestation and
degradation of natural forests, along with providing various goods and services. While …

Tree–crop ecological and physiological interactions within climate change contexts: a mini-review

B Gonçalves, MC Morais, S Pereira… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
The effects of climate change are increasingly noticed worldwide, and crops are likely to be
impacted in direct and indirect ways. Thus, it is urgent to adopt pliable strategies to reduce …

Impacts of mixed forests on controlling soil erosion in China

C Gong, Q Tan, G Liu, M Xu - Catena, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Soil erosion poses a major threat to the sustainability and stability of global terrestrial
ecosystems. Mixed forests have more advantages in restoring degraded land and …

Mixed plantations have more soil carbon sequestration benefits than pure plantations in China

Z Yu, K Wang, J Li, Z Shangguan, L Deng - Forest Ecology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Mixed plantation and pure plantation are two afforestation modes in practice, which make
great contributions to carbon sinks of forests ecosystem. However, the difference in SOC …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying soil erosion and soil organic carbon conservation services in indian forests: A RUSLE-SDR and GIS-based assessment

R Pandey, D Mehta, V Kumar, RP Pradhan - Ecological Indicators, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Indian forests, having sixteen types of vegetation, provide various ecosystem services.
Forests reduce water erosion of soil, reduce floods and conserve low river flow during dry …

Mixed-species plantations can alleviate water stress on the Loess Plateau

C Gong, Q Tan, M Xu, G Liu - Forest Ecology and Management, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, the ability of mixed-species plantations to cope with environmental changes
has been a focus of research. Despite compelling evidence indicating that mixed-species …

Effects of Eucalyptus litter and roots on the establishment of native tree species in Eucalyptus plantations in South China

C Zhang, X Li, Y Chen, J Zhao, S Wan, Y Lin… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Transforming plantation monocultures into sustainable, mixed-species forests that contain
native species is an important goal in South China. The establishment of native species in …

Factors explaining variability in woody above-ground biomass accumulation in restored tropical forest

KD Holl, RA Zahawi - Forest ecology and management, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Secondary forests comprise an increasing area of the tropics and play an important role in
global carbon cycling. We compare above-ground biomass accumulation of both planted …

Mixed-species plantations enhance soil carbon stocks on the loess plateau of China

C Gong, Q Tan, G Liu, M Xu - Plant and Soil, 2021‏ - Springer
Background and aims Afforestation is considered one important means of mitigating climate
change. However, it is still controversial whether mixed-species plantations (MP) were more …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling Height–Diameter Relationships for Mixed-Species Plantations of Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. and Larix olgensis Henry in Northeastern China

L **e, FRA Widagdo, L Dong, F Li - Forests, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The mixture of tree species has gradually become the focus of forest research, especially
native species mixing. Mixed-species plantations of Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica …