Composition of the soil seed bank and vegetation changes after wetland drying and soil salinization on the Tibetan Plateau

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-24

  Ma, Miaojun ^a   Zhou, Xianhui ^a   Ma, Zhen ^a   Du, Guozhen ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine wetland; Restoration; Saline alkaline meadow; Soil properties; Soil seed bank; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

ALPINE WETLAND; SALINE-ALKALINE MEADOW; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SEED BANK; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

DRYING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; RESTORATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

BANK PROTECTION;

ADAPTATION; ALKALINITY; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT TYPE; MEADOW; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROPAGULE; SALINIZATION; SEED BANK; SOIL TYPE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WETLAND;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84860313695     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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