Temperate dryland vegetation changes under a warming climate and strong human intervention - With a particular reference to the district Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia, China

Catena

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-20

  Li, Hongwei ^a   Yang, Xiaoping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Desertification; Global warming; Inner mongolia; NDVI; Semi arid environment

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DESERTIFICATION; LAND RECLAMATION; NDVI; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84897053193     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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