Edaphic characterization and plant zonation in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau

Abstract This paper presents a study of edaphic characteristics and their relationship with plant distribution in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau, and establishes a distribution model for plants in sandy gravel Gobi to dry salt lake areas. All of the communities in the study area were dominated by...

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Main Authors: Xianjie Wang, Fanjing Kong, Weigang Kong, Wenning Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20163-0