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Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development – Sung, Kao & Chen (eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00053-7
Natural recovery of vegetation on the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake
extra-large landslide
Shou-Jiang Liu, Ye-Bin Lin, Cui-Hua Hu, Ming-Liang Luo & Bin Zhang
College of Land and Resources, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China
ABSTRACT: This study was conducted on a landside mass at Xiejiadian Village, Lonemenshan Town,
caused by Wenchuan earthquake. Based on 5 years’ permanent plot surveys, plant community composi-
tion, species diversity, and biomass were analyzed. The results showed that: from 2008 to 2013, the species
composition of plant communities has been in abundance; species diversity indices are ...