Effects of grazing disturbance pattern and nutrient availability on biomass allocation and compensatory growth in kobresia humilis

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2186-2194

  Wang, Wen Juan ^a   Zang, Yue Ming ^a   Li, Ying Nian ^b   Xi, Bo ^a   Guo, Hua ^a   Zhu, Zhi Hong ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Biomass allocation; Clonal plants; Compensatory growth; Grazing

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLONAL ORGANISM; COMPENSATION; DEFOLIATION; DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH RATE; MEADOW; MODEL TEST; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PASTURE; RHIZOME;

ANIMALIA; KOBRESIA HUMILIS;

EID: 67649512998     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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