Above- and belowground biomass of Artemisia ordosica communities in three contrasting habitats of the Mu Us desert, northern China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-207

  Li, C P ^a,b   Xiao, C W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Allometric equations; Biomass allocation; Branch level; Dunes; Whole plant level

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; ANGIOSPERM; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DUNE; HABITAT; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; ORDOS;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ORDOSICA;

EID: 34147118967     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.017     Document Type: Article

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