Photosynthetic pathway and morphological functional types in the steppe vegetation from Inner Mongolia, North China

Photosynthetica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Wang, R Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Annual and perenial plants; C3, C4, and CAM photosynthesis; Dry and wet soils; Forbs; Grasses; Land cultivation

Indexed keywords

LEYMUS CHINENSIS; POACEAE; STIPA GRANDIS; STIPA KRYLOVII; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0041441247     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025837202277     Document Type: Article

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