The influence of plant diversity and functional composition on ecosystem stability of four Stipa communities in the inner Mongolia Plateau

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 280-287

  Bai, Y F ^a   Li, L H ^a   Huang, J H ^a   Chen, Z Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Functional composition; Inner Mongolia Plateau; Species diversity; Stipa communities; The aboveground net primary productivity

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CHINA;

STIPA BAICALENSIS; STIPA GRANDIS; STIPA KLEMENZII; STIPA KRYLOVII;

EID: 0034989504     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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