Abstract Purpose of Review Carbon sequestration and storage in forest ecosystems is often
promoted as a solution for reducing CO 2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Yet, our …

Given the substantial contributions of forest biodiversity and ecosystem services to society,
forest sciences have a large potential to contribute to the integrity and sustainability of our …

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 …

Mixed-species forest stands are well explored in their favourable ecological, economical,
and socio-economical functions and services compared with pure stands, but still poorly …

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 …

The introduction points out the very specific system characteristics of trees and forest stands
which determine the approach and methods to analyse and model forest stand dynamics …

The loss of organic and inorganic carbon from roots into soil underpins nearly all the major
changes that occur in the rhizosphere. In this review we explore the mechanistic basis of …

Abstract Information on tree species effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is scattered
and there have been few attempts to synthesize results for forest floor and mineral soil C …

The aim of the present work was to provide a synopsis of the scientific literature concerning
the effects of different tree species on soil and to quantify the effect of common European …

Literature on plant leaf litter decomposition is substantial, but only in recent years have
potential interactions among leaves of different species during decomposition been …