Relationship between species richness of small mammals and primary productivity of arid and semi-arid grasslands in north China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 467-475

  Wang, Guiming ^a,b   Wang, Zuwang ^a   Zhou, Qingqiang ^a   Zhong, Wenqin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grasslands; Primary productivity; Small mammals; Spatial scale; Species richness

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

(NORTH); CHINA;

EID: 0033427189     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0572     Document Type: Article

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