Relationship between ephemeral plants distribution and soil moisture on longitudinal dune surface in Gurbantonggut desert

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 556-560

  Wang, Xueqin ^a,b   Jiang, Jin ^a   Lei, Jiaqiang ^a   Zhao, Congju ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Ephemeral plants; Gurbantonggut desert; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; SOIL;

CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SOIL; WATER;

EID: 79960910494     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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