Gap characteristics and its effects on community regeneration of Quercus liaotungensis forest on Loess Plateau

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1835-1840

  Zhang, Lü Zui ^a   Wang, Xiao An ^a   Guo, Hua ^a   Li, Feng ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Community regeneration; Forest gap characteristics; Life history stage; Loess Plateau; Quercus liaotungensis forest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAP DYNAMICS; LIFE HISTORY; REGENERATION; SAPLING; SEEDLING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

QUERCUS WUTAISHANICA;

EID: 58149216354     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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