Phenological variation of alpine grasses (Gramineae) in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, China during the last 20 years

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1781-1793

  Xu, Weixin ^a,b   Xin, Yuanchun ^a,c   Zhang, Juan ^b   Xiao, Ruixiang ^b   Wang, Xiaoming ^b  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b Institute of Qinghai Meteorological Science Research   (China)

^c Meteorological Bureau of Guide County   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; Gramineae grasses; Phenology; Qinghai Tibet Plateau

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATE (TIME); ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FLOWERING; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; MOUNTAIN REGION; PHENOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONALITY; TREND ANALYSIS;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84899007322     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5846/stxb201303270531     Document Type: Article

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