Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on richness-dependent stability in Napahai plateau wetland

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 4120-4125

  Li, Wei ^a   Tan, Rui ^a   Wang, Juan ^b   Du, Fan ^a   Yang, YuMing ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yunnan Academy of Forestry   (China)

Author keywords

anthropogenic disturbance; community stability; Napahai plateau wetland; richness stability relationship; stabilizing mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887473242     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-013-5954-4     Document Type: Article

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