Natural recovery of steppe vegetation on vehicle tracks in central Mongolia

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-93

  Li, Sheng Gong ^a   Tsujimura, Maki ^b   Sugimoto, Atsuko ^c   Davaa, Gombo ^d   Sugita, Michiaki ^b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Mongolian steppe; Recovery; Soil organic matter; Stable carbon isotope ratio; Vehicle track

Indexed keywords

CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; DESERTIFICATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURFACE; STEPPE; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DESERTIFICATION; GERMINATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; MONGOLIA; MOTOR VEHICLE; PLANT ECOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; REVEGETATION; ROOTING; SALSOLA; SALSOLA COLLINA; SOIL QUALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STEPPE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; MONGOLIA; MOTOR VEHICLES; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

SALSOLA; SALSOLA COLLINA;

EID: 33645658789     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705239     Document Type: Article

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