Drivers of subtropical forest dynamics: The role of functional traits, forest structure and soil variables

Question How do biotic forest conditions, in terms of plant functional traits and tree basal area, and soil variables influence old‐growth forest dynamics? Location A subtropical old‐growth forest in Southern Brazil. Methods Forest inventories were conducted in 1999 and 2017, in 24 permanent plots of 500 m 2 . All trees with a circumference at breast height of ≥ 30 cm were measured, identified to the species level, and tagged. We fitted linear...