Forest vegetation as related to climate and soil conditions at varying altitudes on a humid subtropical mountain, Mount Emei, Sichuan, China

Ecological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-180

  Tang, Cindy Q ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Altitudinal forest zones; Coldest mean monthly temperature; Soil properties; Tertiary tree species; Warmth index

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TYPE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EMEISHAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

CONIFERALES;

EID: 33746409515     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-005-0106-1     Document Type: Article

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