Effects of tree species diversity on vitality, growth and tree quality of young forest stands. KU Leuven
Land-use intensification is often put forward as a key driver of global change, including biodiversity loss. Although intensification has thoroughly helped solving short-term resource deficits, a sustainable delivery of multiple ecosystems services from high-input low-diversity systems is increasingly disbelieved.
Understanding the linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) therefore evolved into a pivotal line of ...