Effects of altered precipitation regimes on plant productivity in the arid region of northern China

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 31, Issue , 2016, Pages 137-146

  Xu, Hao jie ^a,b   Wang, Xin ping ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arid region; Climate change; Net primary productivity; Northern China; Precipitation quantity; Seasonal distribution of precipitation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; LAND TYPE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONALITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84951972216     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.12.003     Document Type: Article

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