Response of biomass spatial pattern of alpine vegetation to climate change in permafrost region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-314

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Wang, Genxu ^b   Wang, Yibo ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine ecosystem; Climate change; Grassland biomass; Permafrost change; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Response model

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551576305     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-010-2011-5     Document Type: Article

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