期刊论文

Xiang, Wenhua

英文

Forest Ecology and Management

0378-1127

2016

372

291-302

10.1016/j.foreco.2016.04.020

This study was supported by the Program of State Forestry Special Fund for Public Welfare Sectors of China ( 201304317 ) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 31370620 and 31300524 ). Many thanks to Xiangcheng Mi for insightful comments. We thank 2 anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments. Additionally, we thank the following post-graduates for their assistance in field investigations: Hao Yi, Xuding Wen, Fei Cui, Gangwei Fan, Dan Yang, Limei Zou, Yuqing Xu, Xu Zhang, and Jianjun Zhou. We would also like to thank the staff of the administration office of Dashanchong Forest Park for their local support.

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