Characterizing the spatial structures of riparian plant communities in the lower reaches of the Heihe River in China using geostatistical techniques

Ecological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 551-559

  He, Zhibin ^a   Zhao, Wenzhi ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Lower reaches of Heihe River; Patch; Riparian plant communities; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOSTATISTICS; PATCHINESS; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HEI RIVER;

POPULUS EUPHRATICA; SOPHORA; SOPHORA ALOPECUROIDES; TAMARIX CHINENSIS;

EID: 33746425198     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-006-0160-3     Document Type: Article

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