Do Extreme Climate Events Cause the Degradation of Malus sieversii Forests in China?

Frequent extreme climate events have attracted considerable attention around the world. Malus sieversii in Xinjiang is the ancestor of cultivated apple, and it is mainly distributed in the Ili river valley at end of the Tianshan Mountains. Wild fruit forests have been degraded, but the cause remains...

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Main Authors: Qianjuan Shan, Hongbo Ling, Hangzheng Zhao, Mengyi Li, Zikang Wang, Guangpeng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.608211/full