Response to Comment on "Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment". 2019

Helge Bruelheide, and Yuxin Chen, and Yuanyuan Huang, and Keping Ma, and Pascal A Niklaus, and Bernhard Schmid
Institute of Biology/Geobotany, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany. helge.bruelheide@botanik.uni-halle.de kpma@ibcas.ac.cn pascal.niklaus@ieu.uzh.ch bernhard.schmid@ieu.uzh.ch.

Yang et al have raised criticism that the results reported by us would not be relevant for natural forests. We argue that productivity is positively related to species richness also in subtropical natural forests, and that both the species pools and the range of tree species richness used in our experiment are representative of many natural forests of this biome.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D014197 Trees Woody, usually tall, perennial higher plants (Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, and some Pterophyta) having usually a main stem and numerous branches. Tree
D017753 Ecosystem A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Ecosystems,Biome,Ecologic System,Ecologic Systems,Ecological System,Habitat,Niche, Ecological,System, Ecological,Systems, Ecological,Biomes,Ecological Niche,Ecological Systems,Habitats,System, Ecologic,Systems, Ecologic
D044822 Biodiversity The variety of all native living organisms and their various forms and interrelationships. Biological Diversity,Diversity, Biological
D065928 Forests An ecosystem dominated by trees and other woody vegetation. Forested Areas,Forestlands,Woodland,Area, Forested,Areas, Forested,Forest,Forested Area,Forestland,Woodlands

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