China’s National Monitoring Program on Ecological Functions of Forests: An Analysis of the Protocol and Initial Results

Information on the ecological functions of forests is important for sustainable forest management. In this study, we introduced the national monitoring program which has been used in China to evaluate the overall health status and ecological functions of forests. We also compared it to similar monit...

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Main Authors: Jun Yang, Guanghui Dai, Shurong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/3/809