Tree species richness increases ecosystem carbon storage in subtropical forests

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Vol. 285; no. 1885; p. 20181240
• Main Authors: Liu, Xiaojuan, Trogisch, Stefan, He, Jin-Sheng, Niklaus, Pascal A., Bruelheide, Helge, Tang, Zhiyao, Erfmeier, Alexandra, Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael, Pietsch, Katherina A., Yang, Bo, Kühn, Peter, Scholten, Thomas, Huang, Yuanyuan, Wang, Chao, Staab, Michael, Leppert, Katrin N., Wirth, Christian, Schmid, Bernhard, Ma, Keping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 22.08.2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Carbon Sequestration; China; Ecology; Forests; Time Factors; Trees - physiology; China; carbon storage; BEF-China; carbon flux; evergreen broad-leaved forest; ecosystem functioning; forest biodiversity

Forest ecosystems are an integral component of the global carbon cycle as they take up and release large amounts of C over short time periods (C flux) or accumulate it over longer time periods (C stock). However, there remains uncertainty about whether and in which direction C fluxes and in particul...