Spatial distribution and carbon stock of the Saxaul vegetation of the winter-cold deserts of Middle Asia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-35

  Thevs, N ^a   Wucherer, W ^b   Buras, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Michael Succow Foundation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass; Central Asia; Haloxylon; Kazakhstan; Remote sensing; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DESERT; DRYLAND FARMING; GEOACCUMULATION; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); SHRUB; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

TURKMENISTAN; UZBEKISTAN;

HALOXYLON; HALOXYLON APHYLLUM; HALOXYLON PERSICUM;

EID: 84870557865     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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