Characterizing and predicting the response of terrestrial ecosystems to global change is part of the fundamental challenges of contemporary ecology and ecological conservation. The assessment of climate change impact on forest ecosystems has rarely used a multi-index fusion method for quantitative evaluation. We used forest distribution, net primary productivity, and vegetation coverage to establish an assessment model of the...

Monthly litterfall was monitored over a 10-year period from an evergreen broadleaf forest (EBF) and a pine forest (PF) in subtropical South China. During this period, litter was also collected bimonthly from the forest floor for 2 years. Total annual litterfall in EBF fluctuated around 9 Mg ha−1 with leaves, branches, and miscellanea accounting for 52.5%, 22.2%, and 25.3%, respectively. Total annual litterfall alternated betwe...