ArticleEcology2025
Drivers of biomass stocks and productivity of tropical secondary forests.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Start, speed, and direction of secondary forest succession.Science advances · 2026Article
- Multidimensional Recovery of Young Secondary Forests in Human-Modified Tropical Landscapes.Global change biology · 2026Article
- Divergent environmental constraints shape the spatial patterns of annual gross primary productivity in China's terrestrial ecosystems.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Stand Structure and Type Drive Productivity in Chinese Fir Forests: Comparison of Pure and Mixed Stands.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Drivers and Mechanisms of Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Secondary Tropical Forests.Ecosystems (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Young tropical secondary forests play an important role in the local and global carbon cycles because of their large area and rapid biomass accumulation rates. This study examines how environmental conditions and forest attributes shape biomass compartments and the productivity of young tropical secondary forests. We compared 36 young secondary forest stands that differed in the time since agricultural land abandonment (2.3-3.6 years) from dry and wet regions in Ghana. We quantified biomass stocks in living and dead stems, roots, and soil, and aboveground biomass and litter productivity. We used structural equation models to evaluate how macroclimate, soil nutrients (N, P), and forest attributes (structure, diversity, and functional composition) affect ecosystem functioning. After three years of succession, tropical wet forests stored on average 115 t biomass ha
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