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生态学报 2010
Ecological characteristics of Larix chinensis population near timberline on Taibai Mountain in China
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Abstract:
Because alpine timberline is a kind of ecotones which is highly sensitive to disturbances and environmental changes,it has become a major focus of global climate change research.Larix chinensis is a timberline trees species on Mt.Taibai in the Qinling Mountains.It is densely distributed on Mt.Taibai and plays an important role in environmental protection in the high altitude zone.The forest near timberline was divided into three transects,i.e.,below timberline,at timberline and at tree line.Regression equat...