Influence of site index on the relationship between forest net primary productivity and stand age.

Previous studies show that forest net primary productivity (NPP) varies pronouncedly with stand age, and these variations play a crucial role in determining forest carbon sinks or sources at regional scales. Some forest carbon cycling models, eg. InTEC (The integrated terrestrial ecosystem C-budget...

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Main Authors: Ying Yu, Jing M Chen, Xiguang Yang, Wenyi Fan, Mingze Li, Liming He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5426654?pdf=render