Equilibrium or non-equilibrium ecosystems? Scaling effects in rangeland ecosystems of Western Mongolia

Erdkunde

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-343

  Zemmrich, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arid rangeland; Landscape; Plant community; Population; Soil nutrients; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DESERT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGELAND; SOIL NUTRIENT; STEPPE; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

ARTEMISIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 38649123060     PISSN: 00140015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2007.04.04     Document Type: Article

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