The significance of tree-tree interactions for forest ecosystem functioning

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 55; pp. 33 - 52
• Main Authors: Trogisch, Stefan, Liu, Xiaojuan, Rutten, Gemma, Xue, Kai, Bauhus, Jürgen, Brose, Ulrich, Bu, Wensheng, Cesarz, Simone, Chesters, Douglas, Connolly, John, Cui, Xiaoyong, Eisenhauer, Nico, Guo, Liangdong, Haider, Sylvia, Härdtle, Werner, Kunz, Matthias, Liu, Lingli, Ma, Zeqing, Neumann, Steffen, Sang, Weiguo, Schuldt, Andreas, Tang, Zhiyao, van Dam, Nicole M., von Oheimb, Goddert, Wang, Ming-Qiang, Wang, Shaopeng, Weinhold, Alexander, Wirth, Christian, Wubet, Tesfaye, Xu, Xingliang, Yang, Bo, Zhang, Naili, Zhu, Chao-Dong, Ma, Keping, Wang, Yanfen, Bruelheide, Helge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.09.2021
• Subjects: applied ecology; BEF-China; Biodiversity; Biotic feedbacks; climate change; Facilitation; forest ecosystems; forest restoration; Forest structure; Resource partitioning; species richness; Tree diversity experiment; Tree neighbourhood; TreeDì; trees; Facilitation; Biotic feedbacks; Forest structure; BEF-China; TreeDì; Tree diversity experiment; Biodiversity; Resource partitioning; Tree neighbourhood

Global change exposes forest ecosystems to many risks including novel climatic conditions, increased frequency of climatic extremes and sudden emergence and spread of pests and pathogens. At the same time, forest landscape restoration has regained global attention as an integral strategy for climate...