Transformation of a Degraded Pinus massoniana Plantation into a Mixed-Species Irregular Forest: Impacts on Stand Structure and Growth in Southern China

We transformed a Pinus massoniana plantation, the most important conifer plantation in southern China, with four different transformation treatments, in which Pinus massoniana was thinned to a density of 70%, and then differing richness and compositions of enrichment plantings were added. In order...

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Main Authors: Jinghui Meng, Yuanchang Lu, Ji Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/12/3199