Characteristics of phytoliths in Leymus chinensis from different habitats on the Songnen Plain in Northeast China and their environmental implications

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 984-992

  Jie, Dong Mei ^a   Liu, Zhao Yang ^a   Shi, Lian Xuan ^a   Liu, Hong Mei ^a   Ge, Yong ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental implications; Leymus chinensis; pH habitat; Phytolith; Songnen Plain

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; LEYMUS CHINENSIS; NON-LINEAR CORRELATIONS; NORTHEAST CHINA; PALEO-ENVIRONMENT; PH VALUE; SOIL PH; SONGNEN PLAIN;

DENTISTRY; SOILS;

ECOLOGY;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASS; HABITAT TYPE; LEAF; NONLINEARITY; PH; PHYTOLITH; SOIL CHEMISTRY; STOMATA; TOLERANCE;

CHINA; SONGNEN PLAIN;

LEYMUS CHINENSIS;

EID: 77954539329     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-0047-6     Document Type: Article

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