The impact of Amomum villosum cultivation on seasonal rainforest in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2971-2985

  Liu, Hongmao ^a   Gao, Lei ^a,b   Zheng, Zheng ^a   Feng, Zhili ^a  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amomum villosum; Plant diversity; Restoration; Sustainable development; Tropical rain forest; Xishuangbanna

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; HERB; LITTER; MEDICINAL PLANT; NATURE RESERVE; RAINFOREST; SOIL NUTRIENT; UNDERSTORY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

AMOMUM; AMOMUM VILLOSUM;

EID: 33749023610     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-3876-4     Document Type: Article

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