Effects of biological soil crust on desert insect diversity: Evidence from the Tengger Desert of Northern China

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 263-280

  Li, X R ^a   Chen, Y W ^a   Su, Y G ^a   Tan, H J ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological soil crust; Desert insect; Psammophilous vegetation; Tengger Desert

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIODIVERSITY; DESERT SOIL; DUNE; INSECT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SOIL CRUST; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VEGETATION COVER;

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

ALGAE; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ORDOSICA; BRYOPHYTA; CARAGANA; CARAGANA KORSHINSKII; CYANOBACTERIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33750205665     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980600940985     Document Type: Article

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