Functional trait identity regulates productivity better than tree diversity and structural complexity in subtropical mixed-species forests

• Xiaoyu Chen ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶☯ Xiaoyu Chen and Meng Xiang contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Hubei Key Laboratory of Biologic Resources Protection and Utilization, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China

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• Meng Xiang ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶☯ Xiaoyu Chen and Meng Xiang contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Hubei Key Laboratory of Biologic Resources Protection and Utilization, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China

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• Lan Yao ,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ LY, XA, JZ, QG and KZ also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Hubei Key Laboratory of Biologic Resources Protection and Utilization, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China

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• Xuru Ai ,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ LY, XA, JZ, QG and KZ also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Hubei Key Laboratory of Biologic Resources Protection and Utilization, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China

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• Jiang Zhu ,

  Roles Data curation, Software, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ LY, XA, JZ, QG and KZ also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Hubei Key Laboratory of Biologic Resources Protection and Utilization, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China

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• Qiuju Guo ,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ LY, XA, JZ, QG and KZ also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Hubei Key Laboratory of Biologic Resources Protection and Utilization, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China

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• Keyan Zhang ,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ LY, XA, JZ, QG and KZ also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Hubei Key Laboratory of Biologic Resources Protection and Utilization, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China

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• Qiang Zhang

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: zq34011456@126.com

  Affiliation Hubei Key Laboratory of Biologic Resources Protection and Utilization, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, China

  https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1897-8626

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