Above- and belowground biomass in relation to environmental factors in temperate grasslands, Inner Mongolia

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-270

  Ma, WenHong ^a   Yang, YuanHe ^a   He, JinSheng ^a   Zeng, Hui ^a   Fang, JingYun ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass (AGB); Belowground biomass (BGB); Precipitation; Spatial pattern; Temperate grasslands; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; MONGOLIA; POACEAE; SOIL;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; MONGOLIA; POACEAE; SOIL;

EID: 38849125562     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-008-0029-5     Document Type: Article

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