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A phytosociological study onBetula platyphylla forests in Daxing’an Mountains of China

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For the first time in this paper the forests ofBetula platyphylla in Daxing’an Mountains are subdivided by phytosociological methods. Three community types ofB. platyphylla forest have been differentiated, e.g.,Rhododendron dahuricum-Betula platyphylla community,Corylus heterophylla-Betula platyphylla community andArtemisia stolonifera-Betula platyphylla community. The distributed elevation, stand height, differential species, major composition species of tree layer, shrub layer and herb layer for each community were detail described

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Yang Yongfu, male, born in Sept., 1961; Senior engineer of Central Nursery of Xinlin Forestry Bureau, Daxinganling, P. R. China

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Yongfu, Y., Lijun, H., Zhancai, W. et al. A phytosociological study onBetula platyphylla forests in Daxing’an Mountains of China. Journal of Forestry Research 11, 23–28 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02855490

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