Species-Specific Effects on Throughfall Kinetic Energy in Subtropical Forest Plantations Are Related to Leaf Traits and Tree Architecture

Soil erosion is a key threat to many ecosystems, especially in subtropical China where high erosion rates occur. While the mechanisms that induce soil erosion on agricultural land are well understood, soil erosion processes in forests have rarely been studied. Throughfall kinetic energy (TKE) is inf...

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Main Authors: Goebes, Philipp, Bruelheide, Helge, Härdtle, Werner, Kröber, Wenzel, Kühn, Peter, Li, Ying, Seitz, Steffen, von Oheimb, Goddert, Scholten, Thomas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4469422/