Influence of tree species composition and community structure on carbon density in a subtropical forest

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Hu, Yanqiu ^a   Su, Zhiyao ^a   Li, Wenbin ^a   Li, Jingpeng ^a   Ke, Xiandong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON; CARBON; SOIL;

AFFORESTATION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHINA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NONHUMAN; REFORESTATION; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SUBTROPICAL FOREST; TREE; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORESTS; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

EID: 84943338874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136984     Document Type: Article

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