Climatic control on forests and tree species distribution in the forest region of Northeast China

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 778-789

  Wang, Xiang Ping ^a   Tang, Zhi Yao ^a   Fang, Jing Yun ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA); Climate; Competition; Forest distribution; Generalized additive models (GAM); Northeast China; Species response curve

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; FOREST DYNAMICS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33746310752     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2006.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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