Effects of simulated grazing on growth and persistence of Artemisia frigida in a semiarid sandy rangeland

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-246

  Li, Feng Rui ^a   Zhao, A F ^a   Zhou, H Y ^a   Zhang, T H ^a   Zhao, X ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Artemisia frigida; Cutting intensity; Growth responses; Individual plants; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; PERSISTENCE; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA;

EID: 0036763864     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.2002.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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