Designing near-natural planting patterns for plantation forests in China

Abstract Background China has a long tradition of managing planted forests. Different species of Populus, Eucalyptus, Larix, Cunninghamia and Pinus are planted to satisfy the local demand for wood products and provide ecological services at the same time. Evidence of the greater resilience of natura...

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Main Authors: Gongqiao Zhang, Gangying Hui, Yanbo Hu, Zhonghua Zhao, Xiuling Guan, Klaus von Gadow, Ganggang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-019-0187-x