Ecohydrological functions of litter in three main plant communities on Songnen grassland

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1722-1726

  Shi, Shuang ^a   Gu, Ji Xun ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecohydrological function; Litter; Songnen grassland

Indexed keywords

WATER;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOHYDROLOGY; EVAPORATION; GRASSLAND; INTERCEPTION; LITTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; POACEAE; SEDIMENT; SOIL; WATER FLOW;

CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE; SOIL; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SONGNEN PLAIN;

LEYMUS CHINENSIS; PUCCINELLIA TENUIFLORA;

EID: 35148861544     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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