Three-dimensional framework of vigor, organization, and resilience (VOR) for assessing rangeland health: A case study from the alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China

EcoHealth

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 423-433

  Li, Yuan Yuan ^a   Dong, Shi Kui ^a   Wen, Lu ^a   Wang, Xue Xia ^a   Wu, Yu ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem health; Indicators; Rangeland health assessment

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; PLANT;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOLOGICAL PARAMETER MONITORING; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; TIBET;

EID: 84900324667     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-013-0877-8     Document Type: Article

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