Changes of plant community structure and species diversity in degradation process of Shouqu wetland of Yellow River

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Hou, Yuan ^a   Guo, Zheng Gang ^a   Lonc, Rui Jun ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artificial drainage; Plant community characteristics; Shouqu wetland of Yellow River; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIVERSITY INDEX; DOMINANCE; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HABITAT TYPE; MEADOW; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STEPPE; TIME SERIES; WEED; WETLAND;

CHINA; YELLOW RIVER;

XEROPHYTA;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; RIVER; WETLAND;

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS; RIVERS; WETLANDS;

EID: 79959954413     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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