Grazing intensity affected spatial patterns of vegetation and soil fertility in a desert steppe

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 282-292

  Lin, Yang ^a   Hong, Mei ^b   Han, Guodong ^b   Zhao, Mengli ^b   Bai, Yongfei ^c   Chang, Scott X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Dryland; Geostatistics; Grassland; Nitrogen; Sheep grazing; Spatial homogeneity

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AMMONIUM; DESERT; DIVERGENCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GEOSTATISTICS; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PATCHINESS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEPPE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER CONTENT;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955087402     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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