Estimation models of understory shrub biomass and their applications in red soil hilly region

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2185-2190

  Zeng, Hui Qing ^a,c,d   Liu, Qi Jing ^b   Feng, Zong Wei ^a   Ma, Ze Qing ^b   Hu, Li Le ^e  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Allometric equation; Biomass; Red soil hilly region; Shrub layer

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ESTIMATION METHOD; RED SOIL; SHRUB; STAND STRUCTURE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CHINA; CONIFER; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMASS; CHINA; CONIFEROPHYTA; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

EID: 37149054635     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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