Forest biomass estimation at regional and global levels, with special reference to China's forest biomass

Ecological Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 587-592

  Fang, Jing Yun ^a   Wang, Zhang Ming ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass estimation method; Biomass expansion factor (BEF); Boreal forest; China; Forest inventory; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST INVENTORY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 0006889297     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2001.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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