Forest biomass and root-shoot allocation in northeast China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4007-4020

  Wang, Xiangping ^a   Fang, Jingyun ^a   Zhu, Biao ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Climate; Forest biomass; Forest origin; Northeast China; Root:shoot biomass ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST ORIGIN; NORTHEAST CHINA; ROOT:SHOOT BIOMASS RATIO;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXED FOREST; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; ROOTS; SHOOTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ABIES; PICEA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 44549087921     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.055     Document Type: Article

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