Gap phase regeneration recruitment of mixed conifer-broadleaf forests in Wolong Nature Reserve

Frontiers of Forestry in China

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Yang, Juan ^a   Ge, Jianping ^b   Liu, Lijuan ^b   Ding, Yi ^c   Tan, Yingchun ^d  

^a China University of Geosciences in Beijing   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity index; Correlation analysis; Gap maker; Gap regeneration; Principle component analysis

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES FAXONIANA; AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; BETULA; CONIFEROPHYTA; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 63049128586     PISSN: 16733517     EISSN: 16733630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11461-009-0031-5     Document Type: Article

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