Meta-analysis and its application in global change research

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-302

  Lei, XiangDong ^a,b   Peng, ChangHui ^b,c   Tian, DaLun ^d   Sun, JianFeng ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Global climate change; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847259280     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0046-y     Document Type: Review

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