A grassland ecosystem model of the Xilingol steppe, Inner Mongolia, China

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2073-2083

  Shiyomi, Masae ^a,d   Akiyama, Tsuyoshi ^b   Wang, Shiping ^c   Yiruhan, ^d   Ailikun, ^e   Hori, Yoshimichi ^a   Chen, Zuozhong ^c   Yasuda, Taisuke ^f   Kawamura, Kensuke ^g   Yamamura, Yasuo ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^d JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^f YAMANASHI INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^g HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arid semiarid; Energy flow; Forecast; Grassland ecosystem; Inner Mongolia steppe; Production

Indexed keywords

ARID/SEMIARID; ENERGY FLOW; FORECAST; GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM; INNER MONGOLIA;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; METEOROLOGY; RAIN; SOLAR ENERGY; VEGETATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CLIMATIC REGION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; FORAGE; LIGHT EFFECT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASTURE; RESOURCE USE; STEPPE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER STATION;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL; XILINGOL;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79956277453     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.03.028     Document Type: Article

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