Determination of the ability of several tree and shrub species to endure and survive extreme aridity with methods of limited areas under field condition in Horqin Sandy Land

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 467-474

  Zhang, Ji Yi ^a,b   Fu, Dan ^a   Wei, Zhen Zhen ^a   Zhao, Ha Lin ^b   Zhang, Tong Hui ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Horqin Sandy Land; Limited areas methods; The lowest critical value of soil water content

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA HALODENDRON; CARAGANA; CARAGANA MICROPHYLLA; POPULUS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SIBIRICA; SALIX; SALIX GORDEJEVII; ULMUS; ULMUS PUMILA;

EID: 33644954474     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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