Study of changes in life zone distribution in north-east China by climate-vegetation classification

Ecological Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 355-365

  Liu, Q I Jing ^a,b   Kondoh, Akihiko ^a   Takeuchi, Nobuo ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate vegetation classification; Distribution change; Evaporation rate; Life zone; Vegetation zone; Warmth index

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

CHINA;

EID: 0031744166     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1998.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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