Zhi-Wen Gao

Contrasting tree growth and soil organic carbon across stand densities in a Picea crassifolia plantation: associations with soil nitrogen

Introduction Stand density can influence both tree growth and belowground carbon storage in plantations, but density conditions favorable for these two functions may not necessarily coincide. Methods We investigated a Picea crassifolia plantation in the Qilian Mountains under five stand-density conditions with nominal...