Publications by authors named "Wei-Qiang Shan"
Article Synopsis
- Plant functional traits significantly influence how trees respond to environmental changes, impacting population dynamics like growth, mortality, and recruitment in temperate forests.
- The study examined 35 species in secondary poplar-birch and Korean pine forests in Northeast China, finding correlations between tree growth and mortality that varied by forest type and successional stage.
- Results showed that xylem hydraulic and anatomical traits were better predictors of population dynamics in late-successional forests, indicating a stronger relationship between functional traits and tree life processes as the forest matures.