A comparison of species composition and stand structure between planted and natural mangrove forests in Shenzhen Bay, South China

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-174

  Luo, Zhongkui ^a,b   Sun, Osbert Jianxin ^a   Xu, Hualin ^c  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c Guangdong Neilingding Futian National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal ecosystem; Forest restoration; Mangroves; Spatial autocorrelation; Species association

Indexed keywords

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; KANDELIA OBOVATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 77956050624     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtq004     Document Type: Article

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