Microclimate regimes following gap formation in a montane secondary forest of eastern Liaoning Province, China

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-173

  Zhu, Jiao Jun ^a   Tan, Hui ^a,b   Li, Feng Qin ^a   Chen, Mei ^a,c   Zhang, Jin Xin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c School of Architecture and Civil Engineering Liaoning Technology University   (China)

Author keywords

Forest gap; Microclimate; PPFD; Soil moisture; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS; QUERCUS MONGOLICA;

EID: 34648846912     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-007-0035-7     Document Type: Article

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