Biomass and dominance of conservative species drive above-ground biomass productivity in a mediterranean-type forest of Chile

Abstract Background Forest productivity has a pivotal role in human well-being. Vegetation quantity, niche complementarity, mass-ratio, and soil resources are alternative/complementary ecological mechanisms driving productivity. One challenge in current forest management depends on identifying and m...

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Main Authors: Ariel Isaías Ayma-Romay, Horacio E. Bown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-019-0205-z