The Influences of Canopy Species and Topographic Variables on Understory Species Diversity and Composition in Coniferous Forests

Understanding the factors that influence the distribution of understory vegetation is important for biological conservation and forest management. We compared understory species composition by multi-response permutation procedure and indicator species analysis between plots dominated by Qinghai spru...

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Main Authors: Huo, Hong, Feng, Qi, Su, Yong-hong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4109125/