Spatial heterogeneity of soil chemical properties at fine scales induced by Haloxylon ammodendron (Chenopodiaceae) plants in a sandy desert

Ecological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 385-394

  Li, Congjuan ^a,b   Li, Yan ^a   Ma, Jian ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical properties; Fertile island; Rhizosphere; Shrub individual; Stemflow

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DESERT; DICOTYLEDON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HETEROGENEITY; PH; PHOSPHORUS; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT SYSTEM; SALINITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STEMFLOW;

CHINA; GURBANTUNGGUT DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; HALOXYLON AMMODENDRON;

EID: 79952767498     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-010-0793-0     Document Type: Article

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