Authors
Manichanh Satdichanh, Gbadamassi GO Dossa, Kai Yan, Kyle W Tomlinson, Kasey E Barton, Susan E Crow, Leigh Winowiecki, Tor‐G Vågen, Jianchu Xu, Rhett D Harrison
Publication date
2023/8
Journal
Journal of Ecology
Volume
111
Issue
8
Pages
1722-1734
Description
  1. Soil organic matter contributes to productivity in terrestrial ecosystems and contains more carbon than is found in the atmosphere. Yet, there is little understanding of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration processes during tropical forest succession, particularly after land abandonment from agriculture practices.
  2. Here, we used vegetation and environmental data from two large‐scale surveys covering a total landscape area of 20,000 ha in Southeast Asia to investigate the effects of plant species diversity, functional trait diversity, phylogenetic diversity, above‐ground biomass and environmental factors on SOC sequestration during forest succession.
  3. We found that functional trait diversity plays an important role in determining SOC sequestration across successional trajectories. Increases in SOC carbon storage were associated with indirect positive effects of species diversity and succession age via functional …
Total citations
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