Herbaceous Encroachment from Mountain Birch Forests to Alpine Tundra Plant Communities Through Above- and Belowground Competition
Alpine plant communities are highly sensitive to global warming. One of the consequences of the warming is encroachment by herbaceous plants from forests at low elevations into alpine ecosystems. In the Changbai Mountains, narrowleaf small reed (<i>Deyeuxia angustifolia</i> (Kom.) Y. L....
Main Authors: | Xinyuan Tan, Hong S. He, Shengwei Zong, Miaomiao Wu, Kai Liu, Dandan Zhao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/2/170 |
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