The ecological effect on the hilltop of Danxia Landform

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 3390-3400

  Wu, Jin ^a   Peng, Shao Lin ^a   Lin, Zhen Guang ^a   Chen, Lei Yi ^a   Chen, Bao Ming ^a   Peng, Hua ^a   Hou, Rong Feng ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Danxiashan Mountain Scenic Spot Commission   (China)

Author keywords

Danxia Landform; Ecotype; Hilltop ecological effect; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149388064     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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