Ecology of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests of Yunnan, southwestern China as compared to those of southwestern Japan

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-350

  Tang, Cindy Q ^a   Ohsawa, Masahiko ^b  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dominance type; Forest dynamics; Forest structure; Gaps; Regeneration; Species diversity; Succession

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; JAPAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RIVER; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; JAPAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; RIVERS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ALNUS; CASTANOPSIS; CYCLOBALANOPSIS; MALLOTUS (PLANT); STYRACACEAE; STYRAX;

EID: 64949093408     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-009-0221-0     Document Type: Article

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