Forest ecosystem health assessment indicators and application in China

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 803-809

  Xiao, Fengjin ^a   Ouyang, Hua ^b   Fu, Bojie ^c   Niu, Haishan ^b  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Assessment; China; Forest ecosystem health; Indicator; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 2342587390     PISSN: 03755444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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