Seed mass and shape, germination and plant abundance in a desertified grassland in northeastern Inner Mongolia, China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-211

  Liu, Z ^a   Yan, Q ^a   Li, X ^a   Ma, J ^a   Ling, X ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hay meadow; Horqin Steppe; Mobile sand dune; Pasture; Seed weight; Semi stabilized sand dune; Stabilized sand dune

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DESERTIFICATION; DUNE; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; MEADOW; SEED SIZE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 33845660378     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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