Influence of an Ice Storm on Aboveground Biomass of Subtropical Evergreen Broadleaf Forest in Lechang, Nanling Mountains of Southern China

This study focuses on the influence of the 2008 ice storm in China and subsequent forest rehabilitation dynamics up until 2011. All seven plots studied exhibited significant damage, with the total number of damaged trees varying between 63 and 92%. In addition, most trees suffered stem bending in 20...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fang Zhang, Guangyi Zhou, Motoshi Hiratsuka, Kazuo Tanaka, Yasushi Morikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Forestry Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/467848