Responses of grassland ecosystems to precipitation and land use along the Northeast China Transect

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 361-368

  Zhou, G ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Wang, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Climate change; Gradient; NECT; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0036622438     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02060.x     Document Type: Article

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