financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31300401,31030015,31100402);the Forestry Science and Technology Innovative Foundation of Guangdong Province(2008KJCX012,2009KJCX015);the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(S2012040007896);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
The response and recovery mechanisms of forests to damage from freezing rain and snow events are a key topic in forest research and management. However, the relationship between the degree of damage and tree age, i.e....