Tree species mixing increases stand productivity and density
The benefits of the mixture come on top of the other well-known superiority of provisioning and regulation services.
Tag: overyielding
Improving overyielding in legume-based mixtures
Density × species evenness effects on coexistence and growth
Collet et al. study a tree plantation that mixes beech and sycamore according to a double gradient of density and species’ proportion, and find that density and tree size are the primary factors determining individual growth and stand productivity.