Effect of enclosing on community structure of subalpine meadow in northwestern Sichuan, China

Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 767-770

  Shi, Fusun ^a   Wu, Ning ^a   Luo, Peng ^a   Yi, Shaoliang ^a   Wu, Yan ^a   Wang, Qian ^a   Li, Yalan ^a   Chen, Huai ^a   Gao, Yongheng ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Community structure; Enclosing; Grazing; Subalpine meadow

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 38749120079     PISSN: 1006687X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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