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Research article
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03 Mar 2021
Research article |
| 03 Mar 2021
| 03 Mar 2021
Factors controlling the productivity of tropical Andean forests: climate and soil are more important than tree diversity
Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Göttingen,
Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use, University of
Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Christoph Leuschner
Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Göttingen,
Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use, University of
Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Climate factors affect forest biomass allocation by altering soil nutrient availability and leaf traits H. Gong et al. 10.1111/jipb.13545
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We studied aboveground productivity in humid tropical montane old-growth forests in two highly diverse Andean regions with large geological and topographic heterogeneity and related productivity to tree diversity and climatic, edaphic and stand structural factors. From our results we conclude that the productivity of highly diverse Neotropical montane forests is primarily controlled by thermal and edaphic factors and stand structural properties, while tree diversity is of minor importance.
We studied aboveground productivity in humid tropical montane old-growth forests in two highly...
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