Growth and structure development of semi-natural larch-spruce-fir (Larix olgensis-Picea jezoensis-Abies nephrolepis) forests in northeast China: 12-year results after thinning

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 240, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 165-177

  Lei, Xiangdong ^a   Lu, Yuanchang ^a   Peng, Changhui ^b   Zhang, Xiaopeng ^c   Chang, Jie ^d   Hong, Lingxia ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Growth; Semi natural larch plantation; Stand development; Stand structure; Thinning

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS;

SEMI-NATURAL LARCH PLANTATION; STAND DEVELOPMENT; STAND STRUCTURES;

SOFTWOODS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGENERATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND DYNAMICS; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING; UNDERSTORY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ABIES; GROWTH; LARIX; PICEA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ABIES; ABIES NEPHROLEPIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; LARIX GMELINII VAR. OLGENSIS; PICEA; PICEA JEZOENSIS;

EID: 33846855535     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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