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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1995-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1995-2022
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07 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 07 Apr 2022

Main drivers of plant diversity patterns of rubber plantations in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Guoyu Lan, Bangqian Chen, Chuan Yang, Rui Sun, Zhixiang Wu, and Xicai Zhang

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Little is known about the impact of rubber plantations on diversity of the Great Mekong Subregion. In this study, we uncovered latitudinal gradients of plant diversity of rubber plantations. Exotic species with high dominance result in loss of plant diversity of rubber plantations. Not all exotic species would reduce plant diversity of rubber plantations. Much more effort should be made to balance agricultural production with conservation goals in this region.
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