Through complementarity interactions, mixed-species forests can be more productive than
monocultures, and this effect can increase with tree-species richness. However, this is not …

Background Knowledge of biological and climatic controls in terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycling
within and across ecosystems is central to understanding global patterns of key ecosystem …

Mixed-species forests and plantations sometimes have greater levels of ecosystem functions
and services, including productivity, than monocultures. However, this is not always the case …

Contemporary soil science and conservation methods of effective forestry Forests and the
soils that serve as their foundation cover almost a third of the world's land area. Soils …

Productivity of tree plantations is a function of the supply, capture and efficiency of use of
resources, as outlined in the Production Ecology Equation. Species interactions in mixed …

Mixed-species forests can sometimes fulfil forest functions and services better than
monocultures and are therefore receiving growing attention in forest science and practice …

The sustainability of fast-growing tropical Eucalyptus plantations is of concern in a context of
rising fertilizer costs, since large amounts of nutrients are removed with biomass every 6–7 …

Agroforestry has attracted considerable attention in recent years because of its potential to
reduce poverty, improve food security, reduce land degradation and mitigate climate …

Mixed species forests can often be more productive and deliver higher levels of ecosystem
services and functions than monocultures. However, complementarity effects for any given …

The diversity of dominant tree species in a forest might strongly influence ecosystem
functions and services, but the current evidence is not strong enough to provide general …