Photosynthetic characteristics of Nitraria tangutorum and Haloxylon ammodendron in the ecotone between oasis and desert in Minqin, Region, Country

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1908-1913

  Zhao, Chang Ming ^a   Wei, Xiao Ping ^a   Yu, Qiu Shi ^b   Deng, Jian Ming ^a   Cheng, Dong Liang ^a   Wang, Gen Xuan ^a,c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Gansu Desert Control Research Institute   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecotone; Haloxylon ammodendron; Nitraria tangutorum; Photoinhibition; Stomatal limitation

Indexed keywords

HALOXYLON AMMODENDRON; NITRARIA TANGUTORUM;

EID: 24344466411     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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