Responses of Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) to long-term grazing disturbance in the Songnen grasslands of north-eastern China

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-195

  Wang, R Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Biomass allocation; Grazing disturbance; Leymus chinensis; Shoot density; Soil properties; Tiller density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GRAZING PRESSURE; OVERGRAZING; SHOOT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLERING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SONGNEN PLAIN;

LEYMUS; LEYMUS CHINENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 2942560251     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2004.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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