Carbon allocation

Tree species diversity has a strong impact on ecosystem function and services, especially carbon (C) storage. However, current diversity experiment in forest ecosystem have primarily focused on aboveground components. Here, we evaluated the total C and its allocation between above- and belowground biomass (Shoot C: Root C ratio), as well as between plant biomass and soil (Plant C: SOC ratio), in relation to tree species richness, functional diversity and identity in a subtropical tree diversity experiment.