Abstract Purpose of Review Carbon sequestration and storage in forest ecosystems is often
promoted as a solution for reducing CO 2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Yet, our …

Approximately 25 years ago, ecologists became increasingly interested in the question of
whether ongoing biodiversity loss matters for the functioning of ecosystems. As such, a new …

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 …

Species diversity is a part of (forest) stand structure but tree diameter diversity and height
diversity alone or combined are typically defined as stand structural diversity or complexity …

Theoretical and empirical studies have suggested that climate and soils are the main drivers
of biodiversity, stand structure and aboveground biomass in natural forests. Yet, the direct …

Stand structural diversity, typically characterized by variances in tree diameter at breast
height (DBH) and total height, plays a critical role in influencing aboveground carbon (C) …

Forest stratification plays a crucial role in light interception and plant photosynthetic
activities. However, despite the increased number of studies on biodiversity–ecosystem …

Aim Forest carbon storage is the result of a multitude of interactions among biotic and abiotic
factors. Our aim was to use an integrative approach to elucidate mechanistic relationships of …

Although approximately three decades ago the ecological role of big-sized trees (also
known as either large, large-diameter, mega, oversized or big trees) has been recognized in …

The effect of stand structural heterogeneity on production was examined in the northeastern
region of Brazil using a set of spacing× genotype trials of Eucalyptus along a large gradient …