Tree species diversity promotes aboveground carbon storage through functional diversity and functional dominance

S Mensah, R Veldtman, AE Assogbadjo… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function has increasingly been
debated as the cornerstone of the processes behind ecosystem services delivery …

Effects of stand age on tree biomass partitioning and allometric equations in Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantations

W **ang, L Li, S Ouyang, W **ao, L Zeng… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Although stand age affects biomass partitioning and allometric equations, the size of these
effects and whether it is worth incorporating stand age into allometric equations, requires …

Diversity–biomass relationship across forest layers: implications for niche complementarity and selection effects

S Mensah, B du Toit, T Seifert - Oecologia, 2018 - Springer
Forest stratification plays a crucial role in light interception and plant photosynthetic
activities. However, despite the increased number of studies on biodiversity–ecosystem …

Height–Diameter allometry in South Africa's indigenous high forests: Assessing generic models performance and function forms

S Mensah, OL Pienaar, A Kunneke, B du Toit… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Height-diameter equations are essential to understand forest dynamics and estimate forest
biomass and carbon stocks. Most existing large scale height-diameter equations in Africa …

Allometric models for height and aboveground biomass of dominant tree species in South African Mistbelt forests

S Mensah, R Veldtman, T Seifert - Southern Forests: a Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Novel species-specific equations for the estimation of height and aboveground biomass
were established for four dominant tree species (Syzygium gerrardii Burtt Davy, Combretum …

Aboveground biomass partitioning and additive models for Combretum glutinosum and Terminalia laxiflora in West Africa

K Dimobe, S Mensah, D Goetze, A Ouédraogo… - Biomass and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Accurate estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB) strongly depend on the suitability and
precision of allometric models. Although additive allometric equations are expected to …

Phylogenetic diversity and community wide-trait means offer different insights into mechanisms regulating aboveground carbon storage

S Mensah, K Dimobe, F Noulèkoun… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Both attributes of functional traits and phylogenetic diversity influence ecosystem functions,
but which of these factors is most important is still poorly understood in natural systems …

The relationships between biomass allocation and plant functional trait

Q Yin, T Tian, X Han, J Xu, Y Chai, J Mo, M Lei… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Understanding how plants allocate biomass to different organs is of high importance since
biomass allocation among organs determines many growth processes. Biomass allocation …

Stretched sapwood, ultra-widening permeability and ditching da Vinci: revising models of plant form and function

T Anfodillo, ME Olson - Annals of Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background The mechanisms leading to dieback and death of trees under drought remain
unclear. To gain an understanding of these mechanisms, addressing major empirical gaps …