Phytosociology of the Beech (Fagus) Forests in East Asia

• Main Authors: Hukusima, Tukasa (Author), Matsui, Tetsuya (Author), Nishio, Takayoshi (Author), Pignatti, Sandro (Author), YANG, Liang (Author), Lu, Sheng-You (Author), Kim, Moon-Hong (Author), Yoshikawa, Masato (Author), Honma, Hidekazu (Author), Wang, Yuehua (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Geobotany Studies, Basics, Methods and Case Studies
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geobiology.; Physical geography.; Plant ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.; Physical Geography.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Sciences.

This book describes the mountain forests of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan), the tree layers of which contain different species of the genus Fagus. The vegetation is primarily deciduous in the northern regions, whereas in South China evergreen trees can also be found: a total of 21 plant...