Temporal-spatial dynamics of distribution patterns of microorganism relating to biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 124-131

  Wu, Nan ^a,b   Wang, Hongling ^a,b   Liang, Shaoming ^a,b   Nie, Huali ^a,b   Zhang, Yuanming ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biological soil crust; Distribution of soil microorganism; Temporal spatial diversity; The Gurbantunggut Desert

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 33846316020     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-8216-x     Document Type: Article

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