Effect of grazing on sandy grassland ecosystem in Inner Mongolia

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 420-424

  Zhao, Halin ^a   Zhang, Tonghui ^a   Zhao, Xueyong ^a   Zhou, Ruilian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Grazing effects; Sandy pasture

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PASTURE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION COVER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE; SOIL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; POACEAE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 2542507225     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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