Species diversity is a crucial index used to evaluate the stability and complexity of forest ecosystems. Studying relationship between stand structure understory herbaceous plants species useful for managers formulate best optimization method with goal improving diversity. In this research, Platycladus orientalis plantations in Beijing were taken as research object. Pearson’s correlation analys...

To identify why tree growth differs by afforestation type is a matter of prime concern in forestry. A study was conducted to determine why oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) grows better in the presence of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) than in monoculture. Different types of stands (i.e., monocultures and mixture of black locust and oriental arborvitae, and native grassland as a...

Cupressus semipervirens var. horizontalis, Cupressus semipervirens var. semipervirens, Cupressus semipervirens cv. Cereifeormis, Juniperus communis subsp. hemisphaerica, Juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa, Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos, Juniperus foetidissima, Juniperus oblonga, Juniperus sabina, Platycladus orientalis and Taxus baccata are Iranian conifers. The antioxidant activity of leav...

Natural regeneration is the natural process by which plants replace themselves. It is a cost-effective way to re-establish vegetation, and it helps to preserve genetic identity and diversity. In this study, we investigated the natural regeneration of trees in three types of afforested stands in the Taihang Mountains, China, which were dominated by Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust), Quercus va...

Tree water transport and utilization are essential for maintaining ecosystem stability in seasonally arid areas. However, it is not clear how Platycladus orientalis absorbs, consumes via transpiration, stores under varying precipitation conditions. Therefore, this study used stem sap flow thermal dissipation probes hydrogen oxygen isotope tracing technology to observe different control treatmen...