Spatial patterns and interspecific associations among trees at different stand development stages in the natural secondary forests on the Loess Plateau, China

Abstract Quercus wutaishansea populations on the Loess Plateau are currently becoming more dominant in natural secondary forests, whereas Pinus tabulaeformis is declining. In the present paper, the diameter class (instead of age) was used to classify the different growth stages as juvenile, subadult...

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Main Authors: Li Gu, Kevin L. O'Hara, Wei‐zhong Li, Zhi‐wen Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5216