Stand structure influences understory plant diversity through soil factors: three afforestation types of Masson’s pine in the upper Yangtze River, China

PurposeIn general, mixed forests have the potential to enhance understory plant diversity. However, the effects of stand spatial structure formed by different types of mixed afforestation on understory plants communities are still not clear.MethodsTo answer these questions, we examined the stand spa...

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Main Authors: Yongqi Xiang, Qian Lyu, Huiqin Yang, Biran Yin, Zhiren Tang, Guirong Hou, Gang Chen, Kuangji Zhao, Yuqin Chen, Chuan Fan, Xianwei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1513038/full
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