Plant–rodent interactions after a heavy snowfall decrease plant regeneration and soil carbon emission in an old-growth forest

Abstract Background Climate extremes are likely to become more common in the future and are expected to change ecosystem processes and functions. As important consumers of seeds in forests, rodents are likely to affect forest regeneration following an extreme weather event. In April 2015, we began a...

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Main Authors: Qingqiu Zhou, Debao Li, Shangwen Xia, Zhe Chen, Bo Wang, Jianping Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-021-00310-2