The spatial distribution patterns of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northern Xinjiang, China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 599-610

  Zhang, Y M ^a   Chen, J ^b   Wang, L ^c   Wang, X Q ^a   Gu, Z H ^b  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BSCI index; Lichen dominated soil crusts; Remote sensing; Spectral features

Indexed keywords

FIXATION; IMAGERY; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LICHEN; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GURBANTUNGGUT DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 33751015408     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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