Mapping spatial distribution of forest age in China

Abstract Forest stand age is a meaningful metric, which reflects the past disturbance legacy, provides guidelines for forest management practices, and is an important factor in qualifying forest carbon cycles and carbon sequestration potential. Reliable large‐scale forest stand age information with...

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Main Authors: Yuan Zhang, Yitong Yao, Xuhui Wang, Yongwen Liu, Shilong Piao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2017-03-01
Series:Earth and Space Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016EA000177