Forests are essential in regulating global carbon and water cycles and are critical in
mitigating climate change. Water-use efficiency, defined by the ratio of plant productivity per …

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

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 …

Mixed-species forests and plantations sometimes have greater levels of ecosystem functions
and services, including productivity, than monocultures. However, this is not always the case …

While previous studies focused on tree growth in pure stands, we reveal that tree resistance
and resilience to drought stress can be modified distinctly through species mixing. Our study …

Organized forestry in Brazil began in the late 1960s, stimulated by a government policy
which subsidized afforestation programs from 1967 to 1989 to develop an internationally …

Mixing of complementary tree species may increase stand productivity, mitigate the effects of
drought and other risks, and pave the way to forest production systems which may be more …

The mixture of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and oak (sessile oak, Quercus petraea (M att.) L
iebl., and pedunculate oak, Q. robur L.) is of considerable importance in Europe and will …

Productivity of tree plantations is a function of the supply, capture and efficiency of use of
resources, as outlined in the Production Ecology Equation. Species interactions in mixed …

Mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus with a nitrogen (N2) fixing species have the
potential to increase productivity while maintaining soil fertility, compared to Eucalyptus …