Concept and classification of coarse woody debris in forest ecosystems

Frontiers of Biology in China

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-84

  Yan, Enrong ^a   Wang, Xihua ^a   Huang, Jianjun ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Classification; Coarse woody debris; Concept; Forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746039330     PISSN: 16733509     EISSN: 16733622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11515-005-0019-y     Document Type: Review

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