Relationship between soil characteristics and halophytic vegetation in coastal region of north china

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1081-1090

  Li, Wei Qiang ^a   Liu, Xiao Zing ^a   Khan, M Ajmal ^b   Gul, Bilquees ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

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EID: 62249110192     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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