The effects of grazing on the spatial pattern of elm (<i>Ulmus pumila</i> L.) in the sparse woodland steppe of Horqin Sandy Land in northeastern China
The aim of this study was to explore the effects of grazing on the formation of the spatial pattern of elm growth in a sparse woodland steppe. We used a point pattern method to analyze the elm trees within different diameter at breast height (DBH) classes in both grazed and fenced plots, which were...
| Published in: | Solid Earth |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-04-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.solid-earth.net/7/631/2016/se-7-631-2016.pdf |