Ground-water level affects plant species diversity along the lower reaches of the Tarim river, Western China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-246

  Chen, Y N ^a   Zilliacus, H ^b   Li, W H ^a   Zhang, H F ^a   Chen, Y P ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community structure; Ground water; Species diversity; Tarim River; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; ECOSYSTEM; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; PLANT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION; WATER LEVEL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 33646085092     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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