Spatial distribution patterns of the soil seed bank of Stipagrostis pennata (Trin.) de Winter in the Gurbantonggut Desert of north-west China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 203-222

  Wang, S M ^a,b   Zhang, X ^b   Li, Y ^a   Zhang, L ^b   Xiong, Y C ^a   Wang, G ^a,b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Junger basin; Plant population; Poaceae; Sand dune; Soil seed density

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEED BANK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GURBANTUNGGUT DESERT; WORLD; XINJIANG UYGUR;

POACEAE; STIPAGROSTIS; STRIPAGROSTIS PENNATA;

EID: 20344383282     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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