The changes in China's forests: An analysis using the forest identity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Shi, Lei ^a   Zhao, Shuqing ^a   Tang, Zhiyao ^a   Fang, Jingyun ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CARBON METABOLISM; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FOREST AREA; FOREST GROWING STOCK DENSITY; FOREST IDENTITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; REFORESTATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TREE;

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOGRAPHY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TREES;

EID: 79958253711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020778     Document Type: Article

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