Canopy recruitment in the beech (Fagus engleriana) forest of Mt. Shennongjia, Central China

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-67

  Zhang, Quanfa ^a   Jiang, Mingxi ^a   Chen, Feng ^b  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Central China; Dendroecology; Fagus engleriana; Gap; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

CANOPY RECRUITMENT; GAP ORIGIN; GROWTH RELEASES;

FORESTRY;

DENDROLOGY; ECOLOGY; FAGUS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY;

FAGUS; FAGUS ENGLERIANA;

EID: 33846698491     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-006-0249-0     Document Type: Article

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