Species diversity of Chinese beech forests in relation to warmth and climatic disturbances

Ecological Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-189

  Cao, Kun Fang ^a   Peters, Rob ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disturbance diversity theory; Energy diversity theory; Evergreen versus deciduous; Old growth Fagus forests; Southern China

Indexed keywords

BEACH FOREST; CLIMATE; FOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE;

CHINA;

FAGACEAE; FAGUS;

EID: 0030766521     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523783     Document Type: Article

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