Distribution and floristics of desert plant communities in the lower reaches of Tarim River, southern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 772-784

  Zhang, Y M ^a   Chen, Y N ^a   Pan, B R ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Desert vegetations; Distributive patterns; The lower reaches of Tarim River

Indexed keywords

PLANT COMMUNITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM BASIN; WORLD; XINJIANG UYGUR;

POPULUS EUPHRATICA; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 24044497250     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.03.023     Document Type: Article

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