Stand structural diversity rather than species diversity enhances
aboveground carbon storage in secondary subtropical forests in Eastern China

Ali, Arshad; Yan, En-Rong; Chen, Han Y. H.; Chang, Scott X.; Zhao, Yan-Tao; Yang, Xiao-Dong; Xu, Ming-Shan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4627-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4627-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4627-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 13, issue 16

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17 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 17 Aug 2016

Stand structural diversity rather than species diversity enhances aboveground carbon storage in secondary subtropical forests in Eastern China

Arshad Ali, En-Rong Yan, Han Y. H. Chen, Scott X. Chang, Yan-Tao Zhao, Xiao-Dong Yang, and Ming-Shan Xu

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RC1: 'Methods need reconsideration', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Response to anonymous referee #1', Arshad Ali, 09 May 2016
RC2: 'Comments on "Relative contribution of stand characteristics on carbon stocks in subtropical secondary forests in Eastern China" by Ali et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'Response to anonymous referee #2', Arshad Ali, 09 May 2016

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (11 May 2016) by Anja Rammig

AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (08 Jun 2016) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Jun 2016) by Anja Rammig

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (27 Jun 2016)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (27 Jun 2016)

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (27 Jun 2016) by Anja Rammig

AR by Arshad Ali on behalf of the Authors (13 Jul 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (27 Jul 2016) by Anja Rammig

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Stand age demonstrated strong positive total effects, including a positive direct effect (β = 0.41), and a positive indirect effect via stand structural diversity (β = 0.41) on aboveground carbon (C) storage. Stand structural diversity had a positive direct effect on aboveground C storage (β = 0.56), whereas there was little total effect of species diversity as it had a negative direct association with, but had a positive indirect effect, via stand structural diversity, on aboveground C storage.