An overview of the "Three-North" Shelterbelt project in China

Forestry Studies in China

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-79

  Li, Miao miao ^a   Liu, An tian ^a   Zou, Chun jing ^a   Xu, Wen duo ^b   Shimizu, Hideyuki ^c   Wang, Kai yun ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

"Three North" Shelterbelt project; essential benefits; species adaptability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863033009     PISSN: 10081321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11632-012-0108-3     Document Type: Review

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