Nurse plant theory and its application in ecological restoration in lower subtropics of China

Progress in Natural Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-142

  Ren, Hai ^a   Yang, Long ^a   Liu, Nan ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Forest restoration; Nurse plant; Nursing effect; Target species

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ECOLOGY; RESTORATION; SEED;

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; FOREST RESTORATION; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; ITS APPLICATIONS; MICROHABITATS; NURSE PLANTS; NURSING EFFECT; PLANT SPECIES; TARGET SPECIES; THEORY APPLICATIONS;

NURSING;

EID: 40449133218     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2007.07.008     Document Type: Review

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