Unravelling the relationship between plant diversity and vegetation structural complexity: A review and theoretical framework

• Published in: The Journal of ecology Vol. 111; no. 7; pp. 1378 - 1395
• Main Authors: Coverdale, Tyler C., Davies, Andrew B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2023
• Subjects: active remote sensing; Biodiversity; biodiversity‐ecosystem functioning; canopy structural complexity; Complexity; Detection; Ecological effects; Ecological function; ecosystem function and services; Ecosystems; Environmental restoration; fauna; habitats; LiDAR; Microclimate; Plant communities; plant community ecology; Plant diversity; Plants; Plants (botany); Provisioning; RADAR; radio; Redundancy; Remote sensing; Restoration; restoration and management; Shape; species diversity; Vegetation

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 the effects of VSC on ecological patterns and processes, but comparatively little is known about what drives variation...