Effects of harvesting on the biomass of plant species

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-76

  Chen, Rongjun ^a   Corlett, R T ^a   Hill, R D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Cutting frequency; Fuelwood; Percentage contribution; Upland vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HARVESTING; PLANT;

CHINA, GUANDONG PROVINCE; CHINA, HONG KONG;

EID: 0032489944     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00181-3     Document Type: Article

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