Species composition, distribution patterns and ecological functions of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert

Journal of Arid Land

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 180-189

  Zhang, Yuan Ming ^a   Wu, Nan ^a   Zhang, Bing Chang ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological soil crusts; Desert ecosystem; Location specific distribution; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84860751662     PISSN: 16746767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1227.2010.00180     Document Type: Article

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