Aboveground biomass in Tibetan grasslands

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-95

  Yang, Y H ^a   Fang, J Y ^a   Pan, Y D ^b   Ji, C J ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Alpine grasslands; Enhanced vegetation index; Environmental control; Precipitation; Soil texture; Temperature; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; MODIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION INDEX;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 56949107911     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.09.027     Document Type: Article

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