Tree population dynamics over 12 yr in a warm temperate broad-leaved evergreen forest at MT Peitungyen, central Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-27

  Song, Guo Zhang Michael ^a   Yang, Kuoh Cheng ^b   Hou, Chih Hsiung ^b   Lin, Jei Ker ^c   Hsieh, Chang Fu ^a   Fan, Su Wei ^a   Chao, Wei Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Forest Ecological Research Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Canopy gap; Disturbance regime; Forest dynamics plot; Tree population dynamics; Warm temperate forest

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAPS; DISTURBANCE REGIME; FOREST DYNAMICS PLOT; TREE POPULATION DYNAMICS; WARM TEMPERATE FOREST;

DYNAMICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVEYS;

FORESTRY;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; DYNAMICS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; SURVEYS;

EID: 79953225203     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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