Excavating effects of plateau zokor on the plant biomass and their response patterns in alpine meadow

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 292-298

  Zhang, Yanming ^a   Liu, Jike ^b  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Excavation; Plant biomass; Plateau zokor (Myospalax baileyi)

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; EXCAVATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MEADOW;

CHINA;

BAILEYI; DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MYOSPALAX;

EID: 0038009217     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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