Carbon dynamics and stability between native masson pine and exotic slash pine plantations in subtropical china

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 307-321

  Ma, Zeqing ^a,b,c   Hartmann, Henrik ^b   Wang, Huimin ^a   Li, Qingkang ^a   Wang, Yidong ^a,d   Li, Shenggong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon concentration; Carbon sequestration; Crown structure; Ice storm; Pinus elliottii; Pinus massoniana

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GREENHOUSE GAS; ICE STORM; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TREE;

CHINA;

PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS MASSONIANA;

EID: 84901697352     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-013-0763-5     Document Type: Article

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