Influence of human pressure on forest resources and productivity at stand and tree scales: The case study of Yunnan pine in SW China

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 824-832

  Hinckley, Thomas M ^a   Chi, Phillip ^a   Hagmann, Keala ^a   Harrell, Stevan ^a   Schmidt, Amanda Henck ^b   Urgenson, Lauren ^a   Zeng, Zong yong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basal area increment; Pinus yunnanensis; Ring width; Stand basal areas; Tree growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884809016     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-013-2657-x     Document Type: Article

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