Impacts of Ochotona pallasi disturbance on alpine grassland community characteristics

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2122-2128

  Zhao, Guo Qin ^a   Li, Guang Yong ^a   Ma, Wen Hu ^b   Zhao, Dian Zhi ^c   Li, Xiao Yan ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Haiyan Forestry and Environmental Protection Bureau   (China)

^c Sanjiaocheng Sheep Breeding Farm   (China)

Author keywords

Disturbance intensity; Disturbance threshold; Grazing quality; Plateau pika

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; DISTURBANCE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PLANT COMMUNITY; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; WATERSHED;

CHINA; QINGHAI; QINGHAI LAKE;

EID: 84885343680     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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