A simulation model of the seasonal growth pattern of plant communities in the Ordos Plateau

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 733-739

  Jiang, Lian He ^a,b   Wang, Jian Zhong ^a   Zheng, Yuan Run ^b  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Foliage projective cover; NPP; Plant community; Seasonal growth; The Ordos Plateau

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 18944369340     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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