Evolutionary characteristics of the artificially revegetated shrub ecosystem in the Tengger Desert, northern China

Ecological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 415-424

  Wang, Xin Ping ^a   Li, Xin Rong ^a   Xiao, Hong Lang ^a   Pan, Yan Xia ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Desert steppe; Desertification reversal; Fractal dimension; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DESERTIFICATION; DUNE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; ORGANIC MATTER; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SHRUB; SOIL CRUST; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NINGXIA HUIZU; SHAPOTOU; TENGGER DESERT;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ORDOSICA; CARAGANA; CARAGANA KORSHINSKII; HEDYSARUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 33746390898     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-005-0135-9     Document Type: Article

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