Variations in life-form composition and foliar carbon isotope discrimination among eight plant communities under different soil moisture conditions in the Xilin River Basin, Inner Mongolia, China

Ecological Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-176

  Chen, Shiping ^a   Bai, Yongfei ^a   Lin, Guanghui ^b   Han, Xingguo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grassland; Life forms; Soil moisture gradient; Stable isotope; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MOISTURE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STEPPE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; WORLD; XILIN BASIN;

POACEAE;

EID: 19544372255     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-004-0026-5     Document Type: Review

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