Climate-driven changes in shoot density and shoot biomass in Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) on the North-east China Transect (NECT)

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-259

  Renzhong, Wang ^a   Qiong, Gao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Leymus chinensis; Moisture gradient; North east China Transect; Reproductive allocation; Shoot biomass; Shoot densities

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; POPULATION DECLINE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SHOOT GROWTH; VEGETATION TYPE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; POPULATION DENSITY; SHOOT; TRANSECT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

LEYMUS CHINENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 0037680285     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822X.2003.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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