Ecosystem responses to mowing manipulations in an arid Inner Mongolia steppe: An energy perspective

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Shao, C ^a,b   Chen, J ^a,b   Li, L ^a   Zhang, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy partitioning; Leaf area index; Net radiation; Soil heat flux; Species composition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENERGY FLUX; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; HEAT FLUX; LEAF AREA INDEX; MOWING; NET RADIATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STEPPE;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA; STIPA KRYLOVII;

EID: 84858987461     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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