Using Moran's i and GIS to study the spatial pattern of forest litter carbon density in a subtropical region of southeastern China

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2401-2409

  Fu, W J ^a   Jiang, P K ^a   Zhou, G M ^a   Zhao, K L ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AUTOCORRELATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

CHINA; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84899646095     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-2401-2014     Document Type: Article

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