The spatio-temporal dynamics of four plant-functional types (PFTs) in alpine meadow as affected by human disturbance, Sanjiangyuan region, China

Overgrazing, along with small mammal outbreaks, has been considered a primary reason for the increased degradation of alpine meadows in the Sanjiangyuan region on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Plant communities have been dramatically affected by such degradation. Field-based studies of plant co...

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Main Author: Li, Xilai
Other Authors: Perry, George
Published: ResearchSpace@Auckland 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2292/19565