Species composition, size-class structure, and diversity of the Lienhuachih Forest Dynamics Plot in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in central Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-95

  Chang, Li Wan ^a,b   Hwong, Jeen Lian ^a   Chiu, Shau Ting ^b,c   Wang, Hsiang Hua ^a   Yang, Kuoh Cheng ^d   Chang, Hsiu Ying ^d   Hsieh, Chang Fu ^c  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^d PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diversity; Lienhuachih Forest Dynamics Plot; Size class structure; Species composition; Subtropical evergreen broad leaved forest

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY; EVERGREEN BROAD-LEAVED FORESTS; LIENHUACHIH FOREST DYNAMICS PLOT; SIZE CLASS STRUCTURE; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; TROPICS;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BASAL AREA; BIODIVERSITY; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRUCTURES; TAIWAN; TROPICS;

BLASTUS; CASTANOPSIS; CRYPTOCARYA; CRYPTOCARYA CHINENSIS; ENGELHARDIA ROXBURGHIANA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FAGACEAE; LAURACEAE; MACHILUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MELASTOMATACEAE; PASANIA; RANDIA (ANGIOSPERM); RUBIACEAE; SCHEFFLERA OCTOPHYLLA;

EID: 78650724874     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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