Composition change and vegetation degradation of riparian forests in the altai plain, NW China

Plant Ecology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-84

  An, Shuqing ^a   Cheng, Xiaoli ^a   Sun, Shucun ^a   Wang, Yunjing ^a   Li, Jing ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Forest shrink; Hydro ecological group; Native species diversity; Salicaceae

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT TYPE; RIPARIAN FOREST;

CHINA;

POPULUS; RIPARIA; SALICACEAE; SALIX; XEROPHYTA;

EID: 0037284508     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021225204808     Document Type: Article

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