Landscape pattern dynamics and mechanisms during vegetation restoration: A multiscale, hierarchical patch dynamics approach

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-102

  Peng, Shaolin ^a   Zhou, Ting ^a   Liang, Liyin ^a   Ren, Wentao ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3S; Community succession; Landscape pattern; Long term field observations; Species composition; Vegetation restoration

Indexed keywords

FOREST DYNAMICS; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PATCH DYNAMICS; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; REMOTE SENSING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CHINA; DINGHUSHAN BIOSPHERE RESERVE; GUANGDONG;

EID: 84855424190     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2010.00741.x     Document Type: Article

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