Temporal and spatial dynamics characteristics of microclimate in subalpine birch forest in western Sichuan

Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-303

  Zhang, Yuanbin ^a   Wang, Kaiyun ^a   Xian, Junren ^a,b   Hu, Tingxing ^b  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Betula platyphylla forest; Microclimate; Subalpine mountain; Temporal and spatial dynamics; Western Sichuan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745874106     PISSN: 1006687X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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