The maximum empower principle: An invisible hand controlling the self-organizing development of forest plantations in south China

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 278-292

  Li, Linjun ^a,b   Lu, Hongfang ^a   Tilley, David R ^c   Ren, Hai ^a   Shen, Weijun ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem process model; Emergy synthesis; Forest plantations; Maximum empower principle

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS MODEL; EMERGY SYNTHESIS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST PLANTATION; MAXIMUM EMPOWER PRINCIPLE; PROCESS-MODELS; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; SELF-ORGANISING; SOUTH CHINA;

PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EMERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STEM;

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTATIONS;

CHINA;

EID: 84873398264     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.12.033     Document Type: Article

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