Influence of edaphic factors on the spatial structure of inland halophytic communities: A case study in China

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 797-804

  Pan, Daiyuan ^a   Bouchard, André ^a   Legendre, Pierre ^a   Domon, Gérald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CCA; GIS; Indicator species; Mantel test; Soil salinity, Spatial autocorrelation; Variation partitioning; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; HALOPHYTE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; HUTUBI RIVER; XINJIANG PROVINCE;

EID: 0345580616     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237045     Document Type: Article

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