Yu-Ke Shi

Ecological Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of Forest–Medicinal Plant Agroforestry Systems on Soil Quality and the Understory Environment

Long-term monoculture management of plantation forests has caused declining soil fertility and biodiversity loss, a key bottleneck for sustainable forestry. Understory cultivation of medicinal plants, forming a multi-layered vertical structure, offers a promising pathway to improve land-use efficiency while balancing e...