Emergy and eco-exergy evaluation of four forest restoration modes in southeast China

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-285

  Lu, H F ^a   Wang, Z H ^a   Campbell, D E ^b   Ren, H ^a   Wang, J ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco exergy; Emergy; Forest restoration; Self organization; Specific eco exergy

Indexed keywords

ECO-EXERGY; EMERGY; FOREST RESTORATION; SELF-ORGANIZATIONS; SPECIFIC ECO-EXERGY;

ECOLOGY; EXERGY; RESTORATION;

CONSERVATION;

BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EVERGREEN FOREST; EXERGY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HERB; MIXED FOREST; SHRUB; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

CHINA;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 78751701242     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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