Spatial heterogeneity of vegetation and soil characteristics in oasis-desert ecotone

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 904-908

  Chen, Peng ^a   Chu, Yu ^b   Gu, Fengxue ^c   Zhang, Yuandong ^c   Pan, Xiaoling ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Oasis desert ecotone; Soil factors; Spatial heterogeneity; Vegetation coverage

Indexed keywords

WATER;

DESERT; ECOTONE; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; OASIS; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER;

ARTICLE; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; SOIL;

DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS; SOIL; WATER;

CHINA;

EID: 0041828637     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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