The water-holding capacity of litter layers in the forests of Larix principis- Rupprechtii and Betula albo-sinensis in liupan mountain and their rainfall interception process

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2868-2876

  Wang, Yan Hui ^a   Yu, Peng Tao ^a   Mo, Fei ^a   Wang, Jing ^b   Xiong, Wei ^a   Xu, Li Hong ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Betula albo sinensis; Larix principis rupprechtii; Litter layer; Liupan mountain; Rainfall interception; Water Holding capacity

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERCEPTION; LITTER; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOUNTAIN; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIUPAN MOUNTAINS;

BETULA ALBOSINENSIS; LARIX; LARIX GMELINII VAR. PRINCIPIS-RUPPRECHTII;

EID: 67650922127     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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