The effect of slope aspect on vegetation attributes in a mountainous dry valley, Southwest China

Abstract Slope aspect plays a critical role in influencing vegetation pattern in semiarid area. The dry valleys of the Hengduan Mountains Region, southwestern China, are striking geographical landscape, suffering from severe ecological degradation. Here, we comprehensively investigated how slope asp...

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Main Authors: Jie Yang, Yousry A. El-Kassaby, Wenbin Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73496-0