Effects of environmental factors on tree seedling regeneration in a pine-oak mixed forest in the Qinling Mountains, China

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 845-853

  Yu, Fei ^a   Wang, De xiang ^a   Shi, Xiao xiao ^a   Yi, Xian feng ^b   Huang, Qing ping ^a,c   Hu, You ning ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Forestry Bureau of Hainan Province   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Pine oak mixed forest; Qinling Mountains; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884771540     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-013-2548-1     Document Type: Article

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