Forest biomass recovery after different anthropogenic disturbances: relative importance of changes in stand structure and wood density

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 769-780

  Lin, Dunmei ^a,b   Lai, Jiangshan ^b   Yang, Bo ^b,c   Song, Piao ^b   Li, Ning ^b   Ren, Haibao ^b   Ma, Keping ^b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c Jingdezhen University   (China)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Forest recovery; Forest structure; Subtropical forest; Wood density

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PLANTATION FORESTRY; STAND STRUCTURE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

CHINA;

EID: 84938990701     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-015-0888-9     Document Type: Article

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