Mixing Pinus thunbergii and Robinia pseudoacacia does not enhance the understory vegetation biomass and diversity

Understory vegetation is an indispensable part of forest ecosystem.Based on the field data of 36 sample plots of Japanese black pine(Pinus thunbergii)-black locust(Robinia pseudoacacia)mixtures and their respective Japanese black pine and black locust monocultures in temperate forest plantations in Laoshan Mountain of eastern China,this study analyzed the effects of mixing black pine and black locust on the understory biomass and its diversity(e.g.,Shannon-W…查看全部>>