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Recent tree diversity increase in NE Iberian forests following intense management release: A task for animal-dispersed and drought-tolerant species

A person walking through a forest in Iberia, the trees are mainly pine trees.

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We explored the influence of the bioclimatic region, land-use history, forest cover, protection, management, forest structure and changes in temperature and precipitation, to explain tree species diversity changes in NE Iberian forests, by comparing 3141 plots from the Spanish National Forest Inventory sampled between 1989 and 2016. Moreover, we assessed which species' functional traits (dispersal habit, drought and shade tolerance) were most relevant for diversity changes.

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