A review on disturbance ecology of forest

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1703-1710

  Zhu, Jiaojun ^a,b   Liu, Zugen ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Disturbance ecology; Ecological processes; Forest disturbance

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURAL DISASTER;

DISASTER; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; REVIEW; TREE;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; NATURAL DISASTERS; TREES;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 10444223048     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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