Soil quality enhancement drives tree growth and broadleaf dominance in fir-broadleaf mixed plantations
These results underscore the importance of rational species selection in restoring degraded fir plantations and demonstrate that improving soil quality is a critical mechanism promoting near-natural forest succession.
Authors
- Han Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1085-3344)
- Huosheng Zhu
- Yihua Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-4421)
- Zongwen Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2140-2263)
- Shirong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1103-9803)
- Yan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2027-3559)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Forestry (CN)
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration (CN)
- Guangdong Academy of Forestry (CN)
- Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1705626
- Primary Topic
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00