🌲 Researchers studied monocultures, 2-species, and 4-species mixtures of Acer, Tilia, Carpinus, and Quercus—a range from fast-growing to slow-growing species—to analyze biomass, carbon allocation, and space use. (3/8)

📈 Six years post-planting, species composition began influencing aboveground growth. After 8 years, mixed-species stands had up to 1.9x more biomass than monocultures, especially when including acquisitive species like Acer. (4/8)