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cje ›› 2004, Vol. ›› Issue (4): 84-91.

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Chinese forest ecosystem research network (CFERN) and its development

WANG Bing1, CUI Xianghui1, YANG Fengwei2   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China;
    2. Department of Science and Technology of State Forestry Administration, Beijing 100714, China
  • Received:2002-10-23 Revised:2002-12-07 Online:2004-08-10

Abstract: The chinese forest ecosystem research network (CFERN) is a long term and broad spatial scale ecological research network directly constructed and managed by the Department of Science and Technology of State Forestry Administration, P.R.China. It is constituted of 15 sites which represent diverse ecosystems and research emphases, including 5 state sites. This network covered all climate zones of China, and it had intersecting ecological gradient network drived by heat from south to north and by water from east to west. The network office coordinates communication, network publications, and research planning activities.

Key words: Ca sensitivity, Tomato seedlings, Root activity, Chlorophyll a/b, Reactive oxygen-scavenging enzymes

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