Grazing as a driver for Populus euphratica woodland degradation in the semi-arid Aibi Hu region, northwestern China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-269

  Saumel I ^a   Ziche, D ^c   Yu, R ^b   Kowarik, I ^a   Overdieck, D ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^c Institute of Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desertification; Euphrates poplar; Grazing pressure; Recruitment limitation; Vegetative regeneration

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BIODEGRADATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLOOD; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RAMET; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SALINITY; SEMIARID REGION; STEPPE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE; WOODLAND;

CHINA;

POPULUS EUPHRATICA;

EID: 78650512870     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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