Forest structure is an important driver of ecosystem dynamics, including the exchange of
carbon, water and energy between canopies and the atmosphere. Structural descriptors are …

Vegetation structural complexity (VSC)—the three‐dimensional distribution of plants within
an ecosystem—is an important ecological trait. To date, research has focused primarily on …

High spatial resolution three-dimensional (3D) measurements of vegetation by remote
sensing are advancing ecological research and environmental management. However …

Recent progress in observing sun‐induced Chl fluorescence (SIF) provides an
unprecedented opportunity to advance photosynthesis research in natural environments …

It has been suggested that diverse forests utilize canopy space more efficiently than species‐
poor ones, as mixing species with complementary architectural and physiological traits …

Measures to describe stand structural complexity efficiently and objectively are increasingly
demanded to understand the relationship between forest management, stand structure …

Forest diversity-productivity relationships have been intensively investigated in recent
decades. However, few studies have considered the interplay between species and …

Both theory and evidence suggest that diversity stabilises productivity in herbaceous plant
communities through a combination of overyielding, species asynchrony and favourable …

Abstract Structure–function relationships are central to many ecological paradigms. Chief
among these is the linkage of net primary production (NPP) with species diversity and …

The physical structure of vegetation is thought to be closely related to ecosystem function,
but little is known of its pertinence across geographic regions. Here, we used data from over …