Different patterns of changes in the dry season diameter at breast height of dominant and evergreen tree species in a mature subtropical forest in South China

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 906-913

  Yan, Jun Hua ^a   Zhou, Guo Yi ^a   Zhang, De Qiang ^a   Tang, Xu Li ^a   Wang, Xu ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Dendrometer band; Diameter at breast height (DBH); Dinghushan; Meteorological variables; Subtropical forest

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; DRY SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN TREE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CASTANOPSIS CHINENSIS; CRYPTOCARYA; CRYPTOCARYA CHINENSIS; SCHIMA SUPERBA;

EID: 33746705521     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2006.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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