Effects of different Grazing intensities on grassland production in China: A meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Yan, Liang ^a,c   Zhou, Guangsheng ^a,b   Zhang, Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PLANT LITTER; PLANT REPRODUCTION; PLANT ROOT; PRECIPITATION; SHOOT;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CHINA; GEOGRAPHY; HERBIVORY; POACEAE; RAIN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84891954545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081466     Document Type: Article

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