Wetland plant species diversity in sandy land of a semi-arid inland region of China

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-32

  Minggagud, Hugjiltu ^a   Yang, Jie ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

and ; Chinese flora; Diversity; Plant community types; Sandy land; Semi arid inland region; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ACHNATHERUM SPLENDENS; CALAMAGROSTIS; CAREX DURIUSCULA; ELEOCHARIS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SALIX; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84878546263     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2012.737865     Document Type: Article

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