Spatial pattern of two dominant shrub populations at transitional zone between oasis and desert of Heihe River Basin

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 947-952

  He, Zhibin ^a   Zhao, Wenzhi ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Heihe River Basin; Nitraria sphaerocarpa; Reaumuria soongorica; Spatial heterogeneity; Spatial pattern; Transitional zone

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

DESERT; HETEROGENEITY; OASIS; SHRUB; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRANSITION ZONE;

ARTICLE; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SALSOLA; TREE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; RAIN; SALSOLA; TREES; WATER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN;

NITRARIA; REAUMURIA;

EID: 4344566966     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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