Characteristics of eco-climate at smith fir timberline in the Sergyemla Mountains, Southeast Tibetan Plateau

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-46

  He, Ji Cheng ^a,b   Luo, Tian Xiang ^a   Xu, Yu Qing ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA ACADEMY OF RAILWAY SCIENCES CORPORATION LIMITED   (China)

^c China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine timberline; Climate; Sergyemla Mountains; Smith fir; Warmth index

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWING SEASON; MICROMETEOROLOGY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TREELINE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SERGYEMLA MOUNTAINS; XIZANG;

ABIES; ABIES GEORGEI; ABIES SPECTABILIS; JUNIPERUS SABINA; SABINA PRZEWALSKII;

EID: 59049106349     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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