Interannual variation in the climate and above-ground biomass of Leymus chinense steppe and Stipa grandis steppe in the Xilin river basin, Inner Mongolia, China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 283-299

  Xiao, Xiangming ^a   Wang, Yifeng ^b   Jiang, Shu ^b   Ojima, Dennis S ^a   Bonham, Charles D ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Eurasia steppe; grasslands; Inner Mongolia; Leymus chinense; primary production; rain use efficiency; Stipa grandis; temperate semi arid climate

Indexed keywords

LEYMUS CHINENSE; STIPA GRANDIS;

BIOMASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAINFALL; STEPPE;

CHINA, INNER MONGOLIA, XILIN RIVER;

EID: 0028831323     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(05)80033-3     Document Type: Article

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