The $+$ in $\mathbb{Z}_+$ or sometimes written $\mathbb{Z}^+$ means the set of _positive_ integers, rather than the typical set of all integers, $\mathbb{Z}$.
The $+$ in $\mathbb{Z}_+$ or sometimes written $\mathbb{Z}^+$ means the set of _positive_ integers, rather than the typical set of all integers, $\mathbb{Z}$.