Unique ecosystem characters and ecological principles for development in the ecotones between agriculture and pasture in north China

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1503-1506

  Cheng, Xu ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological principles; Ecotone between agriculture and pasture; North China

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOTONE; PASTURE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT;

CHINA;

POACEAE;

EID: 0036869267     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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