Trees of different species tend to compete less with each other in the use of forest resources. That is why forest diversity may exert a beneficial effect on their productivity stability when facing climate changes. But does this solution always work? A research group led by the Complutense University of Madrid in which the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has participated confirms this beneficial effect on productivity, though when facing extreme climate events such as major droughts, this improvement is not observed.
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Source: Phys.org