Vegetation distribution pattern along altitudinal gradient in subtropical mountainous and hilly river basin, China

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-257

  Qiu, Bingwen ^a   Zeng, Canying ^a   Chen, Chongcheng ^a   Zhang, Chungui ^b   Zhong, Ming ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Fujian Institute of Forestry Science   (China)

Author keywords

altitudinal gradient; GWR; Minjiang River Basin; non stationary; vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873254813     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-013-1007-9     Document Type: Article

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