The morphological plasticity of Eremosparton songoricum along heterogeneous micro-habitats of continuous moisture gradient changes in sand dunes

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3641-3648

  Wang, Jian Cheng ^a   Shi, Xiang ^a   Zhang, Dao Yuan ^a   Yin, Lin Ke ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Bottom of dune; Clonal fragment; Clonal plasticity; Eremosparton songoricum; Top of dune

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ADAPTATION; DUNE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MICROHABITAT; MOISTURE CONTENT; RHIZOME; ROOT SYSTEM; SHRUB; SURVIVORSHIP;

EREMOSPARTON;

EID: 69649083887     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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