Vegetation change and soil nutrient distribution along an oasis-desert transitional zone in northwestern China

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1537-1547

  Chen, Bao Ming ^a   Wang, Gen Xuan ^b   Cheng, Dong Liang ^c   Deng, Jian Min ^c   Peng, Shao Lin ^a   An, Fu Bo ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Gansu Minqin National Studies Station for Desert Steppe Ecosystem and Gansu Desert Control Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

China; Desert; Islands of fertility; Soil nutrient heterogeneity; Transitional zone

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CANOPY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OASIS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TRANSITION ZONE; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

HALOXYLON AMMODENDRON; NITRARIA TANGUTORUM;

EID: 35448966683     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1774-7909.2007.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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