Ecological dynamic model of grassland and its practical verification

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-48

  Zeng, Xiaodong ^a,b,c,e   Wang, Aihui ^a,c,e   Zhao, Gang ^d   Shen, Samuel S P ^a   Zeng, Xubin ^e   Zeng, Qingcun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^d INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desertification; Ecological dynamic model; Evapotranspiration; Grassland; Moisture index; Shading effect

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; MONGOLIA; POACEAE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONGOLIA; POACEAE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 21644444522     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yc0219     Document Type: Article

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