Influence of groundwater depth on species composition and community structure in the transition zone of Cele oasis

Journal of Arid Land

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 235-242

  Li, Xiang Yi ^a,b   Lin, Li Sha ^a,b   Zhao, Qiang ^b   Zhang, Xi Ming ^b   Thomas, Frank M ^c  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b Cele National Station of Observation   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community characteristic; Groundwater depth; Niche breadth; Oases; Taklamakan desert

Indexed keywords

ALHAGI; PHRAGMITES; POPULUS; SOPHORA; TAMARIX;

EID: 84860741580     PISSN: 16746767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1227.2010.00235     Document Type: Article

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