Structure,tree species diversity and composition of tropical seasonal rainforests in xishuangbanna, south-west china

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 260-270

  Lu X T ^a,b   Yin, J X ^a   Tang, J W ^a  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Biodiversity index; Floristic composition; Mature forest; South East Asia; Species richness; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY INDEXES; MATURE FOREST; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; TROPICS;

FORESTRY;

CENSUS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIAMETER; DICOTYLEDON; FLORISTICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MATURATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFOREST; SEASONALITY; STAND STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATES; FORESTS; PRECIPITATION; TROPICS;

CHINA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; LAURACEAE; LECYTHIDACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MELIACEAE; POMETIA TOMENTOSA; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 77955180783     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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