The effect of natural factors and disturbance intensity on spacial heterogeneity of plant diversity in alpine meadow

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1844-1854

  Wen, Lu ^a   Dong, Shikui ^a   Zhu, Lei ^a   Shi, Jianjun ^b   Liu, Demei ^c   Wang, Yanlong ^b   Ma, Yushou ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Disturbance; Natural factors; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERB; HETEROGENEITY; MEADOW; PH; RODENT; SEDGE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CHINA; QINGHAI; SANJIANGYUAN NATURE RESERVE;

CAREX; CYPERACEAE; POACEAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 79955566882     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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