Scale-dependent relationships between plant diversity and above-ground biomass in temperate grasslands, south-eastern Mongolia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 132-142

  Ni, J ^a,b   Wang, G H ^a   Bai, Y F ^a   Li, X Z ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Community; Ecological levels; Ecosystem; Geographical scales; Plant functional types; Species; Steppe

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; DIVERSITY INDEX; GRASSLAND; PLANT; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

EID: 33750128193     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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