Forest recovery on abandoned logging roads in a tropical montane rain forest of Hainan Island, China

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 462-470

  Zang, Runguo ^a   Ding, Yi ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Abandoned logging road; Composition and structure; Forest regeneration; Functional traits; Hainan Island; Road position; Tropical montane rain forest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASAL AREA; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; MONTANE FOREST; RAINFOREST; REGENERATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND STRUCTURE; STEM; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HAINAN;

EID: 64449084655     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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