Diversity and productivity go branch-in-branch

In the face of environmental stress, these diverse trees have been shown to maintain higher productivity levels, in contrast to monoculture forests.

The study, conducted by researchers from Lakehead University, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, unveiled how tree functional trait diversity -- a key aspect of biodiversity -- plays a pivotal role in mitigating climate warming. The team utilized 57 years of inventory data -- spanning from 1958 to 2015 -- of dryland biomes in Canada, finding that climate warming does not adversely affect forests with resource-gaining characteristics. The study factors out vegetation recovery from natural disturbances, spatial variation in the local climate, and soil drainage.

"Due to limited evidence from multi-decade long-term observation, synthesizing several direct observations is essential for generalizing dynamic ecological patterns," adds Hisano.Researchers have found almost identical patterns of tree diversity across the world's tropical forests. The study of over one million trees across 1,568 locations found that just 2.2% of tree species ...

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