Species adoption for sustainable forestry in Hong Kong's degraded countryside

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 484-503

  Zhang, H ^a   Jim, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Afforestation programme; Degraded lands; Ecological restoration; Ecological value index; Native exotic relativity; Potential pioneer species; Species adoption trend; Sustainable forestry

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AFFORESTATION; ARBOREAL SPECIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LAND DEGRADATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TWINSPAN;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84889884518     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2013.818590     Document Type: Article

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