The Role of Legumes in Plant Community Succession of Degraded Grasslands in Northern China

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 366-372

  Hu, Guozheng ^a   Liu, Hongyan ^a   Yin, Yi ^a   Song, Zhaoliang ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Grassland degradation; Legume; Species richness; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; GRASSLAND DEGRADATION; LEGUME; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

VEGETATION;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; LAND DEGRADATION; LEGUME; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL SURVEY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84957844812     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2382     Document Type: Article

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