About the Authors

Liu Shu-Qin

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, PR, China

Bian Zhen

Roles Investigation

Affiliation School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan, PR, China

Xia Chao-Zong

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Survey & Planning Institute of State Forestry Administration, Beijing, PR, China

Bilal Ahmad

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Forestry, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan

Zhang Ming

Roles Investigation

Affiliation State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, PR, China

Chen Jian

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Survey & Planning Institute of State Forestry Administration, Beijing, PR, China

An Tian-Yu

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Survey & Planning Institute of State Forestry Administration, Beijing, PR, China

Zhang Ke-Bin

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration

ctccd@126.com

Affiliation College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, PR, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.