Carbon density and distribution of six Chinese temperate forests

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 831-840

  Zhang, Quan Zhi ^a   Wang, Chuan Kuan ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biomass; carbon allocation; carbon pool; carbon storage; root shoot ratio

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS;

LARIX; PINUS KORAIENSIS; QUERCUS MONGOLICA;

EID: 77955520302     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-010-4026-0     Document Type: Article

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