The maintenance of closed canopy conditions can delay the onset of warming-induced changes in plant community composition, according to an experimental manipulation of temperature, light and nutrient levels in a temperate forest understorey.
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Scherer-Lorenzen, M. Forest ecology: Conservation through closure. Nature Plants 1, 15116 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.116
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