Structure and dynamics of secondary and mature rainforests: insights from South Asian long-term monitoring plots
A. Murali, S. Kasinathan, K. Bhat, J. Ratnam, M. Sankaran, D. Mudappa, T. R. S. Raman, A. M. Osuri
The paper compares tree community and carbon dynamics in mature and secondary rainforests over five years, finding higher carbon stocks and diversity in mature forests but greater carbon accrual in secondary forests.
bioRxiv · Dec 24, 2023Ecology