Grazing Altered the Pattern of Woody Plants and Shrub Encroachment in a Temperate Savanna Ecosystem

Grazing Altered the Pattern of Woody Plants and Shrub Encroachment in a Temperate Savanna Ecosystem

<i>Ulmus pumila</i>-dominated temperate savanna is an important tree-grass complex ecosystem in the Otindag sand land, northern China. To date, few investigations have been undertaken on the spatial patterns and structure of this ecosystem and its driving factors under different grazing...

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Main Authors: Zhiyong Zhang, Bo Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Xiaohui Yang, Zhongjie Shi, Yanshu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
<i>Ulmus pumila</i>-dominated temperate savanna
population structures
spatial patterns
spatial association
grazing pressure
shrub encroachment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/3/330

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