The effect of simulated mowing of the fertilizing level on commuity production and compensatory responses on the Qinghai-Tibetan

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2288-2293

  Ma, Tao ^a   Wu, Gao Lin ^a   He, Yan Long ^a   Wen, Shu Jun ^a   He, Jun Ling ^a   Liu, Ji Xia ^b   Du, Guo Zhen ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Ningxia Research and Designing Institute of Environmental Science   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Compensatory responses; Fertilizing; Mowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952688423     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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