Niches of plant species in wetlands of the Yellow River delta under gradients of water table depth and soil salinity

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 969-975

  He, Qiang ^a   Cui, Bao Shan ^a   Zhao, Xin Sheng ^a   Fu, Hua Ling ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Niche breadth; Niche overlap; Soil salinity; Water table depth; Wetland; Yellow River Delta

Indexed keywords

WATER;

NICHE OVERLAP; ORDINATION; PLANT; SALINITY; WATER DEPTH; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; RIVER; SALINITY; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WETLAND;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS; RIVERS; SALINITY; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER; WETLANDS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANDONG; YELLOW RIVER DELTA;

MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SUAEDA SALSA; TAMARIX CHINENSIS; TYPHA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 49249132241     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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