Differences in plant cover and species composition of semiarid grassland communities of central Mexico and its effects on net ecosystem exchange
Changes in land use across the semiarid grasslands of northern Mexico have driven a decline of plant cover and alteration of plant species composition. A number of different plant communities have resulted from these changes. Their implications, however, on the carbon (C) cycle and regional carbon b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-07-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/4673/2013/bg-10-4673-2013.pdf |