General allometric equations and biomass allocation of Pinus massoniana trees on a regional scale in southern China

Ecological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 697-711

  Xiang, Wenhua ^a   Liu, Shaohui ^a,b   Deng, Xiangwen ^a   Shen, Aihua ^c   Lei, Xiangdong ^d   Tian, Dalun ^a   Zhao, Meifang ^a   Peng, Changhui ^a,e  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b State Forestry Administration   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG FORESTRY ACADEMY   (China)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometric equation; Pinus massoniana; Regional scale; Southern China subtropical region; Tree biomass carbon

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EQUATION; FITNESS; FOREST INVENTORY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HEIGHT; NONLINEARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

PINUS MASSONIANA;

EID: 79960183057     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-011-0829-0     Document Type: Article

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