Changes in species diversity and canopy cover in steppe vegetation in Inner Mongolia under protection from grazing

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1365-1381

  Zhang, Wei ^a,b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy cover, correspondence analysis; Diversity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MONGOLIA;

EID: 0032463135     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008852017493     Document Type: Article

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