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Experimental evidence for a phylogenetic Janzen–Connell effect in a subtropical forest

Ecology Letters, 2011
Ecology Letters (2011)AbstractObservational evidence increasingly suggests that the Janzen–Connell effect extends beyond the species boundary. However, this has not been confirmed experimentally. Herein, we present both observational and experimental evidence for a phylogenetic Janzen–Connell effect. In a subtropical forest in Guangdong province, China,
Liu, Xubing, Liang, Minxia, Etienne, Rampal S., Wang, Yongfan, Staehelin, Christian, Yu, Shixiao   +5 more
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Climatic drivers prevail in montane and lowland Odonata latitudinal diversity gradients, but human modification erodes lowland patterns

Ecography, EarlyView.
Latitudinal diversity gradients (LDGs) arise from the interplay of historical, ecological, and evolutionary processes, yet these drivers may differ across landforms. Mountains, with steep elevational and climatic gradients, often sustain distinct diversity dynamics compared with adjacent lowlands, where vertical climatic gradients are weak and human ...
Zhenyuan Liu, Bo‐Ping Han, Haomiao Zhang, Ramiro Martín‐Devasa, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Janne Soininen   +5 more
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Effects of stand structure and soil depth on soil properties in Cryptomeria japonica plantations

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Stand structure plays a crucial role in forest management, directly influencing the physicochemical properties of forest soils and, consequently, forest health and productivity.
Laicong Luo, Kang Lin, Lingjian Tao, Chao Luo, Jianming Wang, Tianze Duan, Yubing Liu, Xiaobin Fu, Siqin Guo, Yuanqiu Liu   +9 more
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Major Forest Changes in Subtropical China since the Last Ice Age

, 2021
In the subtropical zone of southern China, there was a considerable conversion of forests from deciduous to evergreen broadleaf in the early Holocene. However, the exact timing of this vegetation change and its relationship to climate are still unclear ...
Zhang, Yaze, Yaze Zhang, Rachid Cheddadi, Zhuo Zheng, Huang, Kangyou, Zheng, Zhuo, Zhang, Xiao, Cheddadi, Rachid, Wan, Qiuchi, Qiuchi Wan, Yuanfu Yue, Xiao Zhang, Kangyou Huang, Yue, Yuanfu   +13 more
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Species traits mediate the abundant‐center patterns in ground‐dwelling mammal and bird species in China

Ecography, EarlyView.
The abundance center hypothesis (ACH) posits that species abundance peaks at distribution centers; however, empirical support remains inconsistent. This study tested the generality of the ACH and investigated species traits as mediators of abundance–distance relationships.
Ludan Zhang, Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Haoting Duan, Zhipeng Xie, Xinglin Huo, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal Changes in Community Structure over a 5-Year Successional Stage in a Subtropical Forest

, 2020
In the context of global warming, the changes of forest structure, diversity, and productivity along with forest succession have always been a topic of interest for many researchers.
Hongyu Chen, Ting Liu, Peiyun Xie, Mingfeng Xu, Zhiyao Su   +4 more
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Topography constrains the climatic response of treeline migration in Taiwan's subalpine forests

Ecography, EarlyView.
Treelines are moving upslope, but the rates and drivers differ among different regions, globally. Many studies have examined the relationship between treeline movement and climate change, particularly rising temperature, while the role of topographical factors has received much less attention, despite the longstanding recognition of its importance.
Kuan‐Yu Chen, Jonathan Peereman, J. Aaron Hogan, Teng‐Chiu Lin   +3 more
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Effects of Microtopography on Neighborhood Diversity and Competition in Subtropical Forests

Plants
Forests are complex systems in which subtle variations in terrain can reveal much about plant community structure and interspecific interactions. Despite a wealth of studies focusing on broad-scale environmental gradients, the role of fine-scale topographic nuances often remains underappreciated, particularly in subtropical settings.
Jianing Xu, Haonan Zhang, Yajun Qiao, Huanhuan Yuan, Wanggu Xu, Xin Xia   +5 more
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Diameter growth of subtropical trees in Puerto Rico

, 2009
39 páginasPuerto Rico’s forests consist of young, secondary stands still recovering from a long history of island-wide deforestation that largely abated in the mid-20th century.
Brandeis, Thomas James
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Effects of Habitat Differences on Microbial Communities during Litter Decomposing in a Subtropical Forest

, 2022
The differences between aquatic and terrestrial habitats could change microbial community composition and regulate litter decomposition in a subtropical forest, but the linkage remains uncertain.
Ling Zhu, Hongrong Guo, Wentao Wei, Xiaoyue Zhang, Fuzhong Wu, Ruobing Wu, Dingyi Wang   +6 more
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