Species composition and succession of swamp vegetation along grazing gradients in the Zoige Plateau, China

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 31, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 5946-5955

  Han, Dayong ^a   Yang, Yongxing ^a   Yang, Yang ^b   Li, Ke ^a  

^a Tongji University ^*  (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grazing; Life form; Plant succession; Species richness; Zoige Plateau swamp

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROWING SEASON; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; SWAMP; TOLERANCE; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; ZOIGE PLATEAU;

CAREX; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 80054946122     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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