Effects of Shrub Encroachment in the Inner Mongolia Ecotones between Forest and Grassland on the Species Diversity and Interspecific Associations

Shrub encroachment, which is the increase in shrubs or woody plants in grassland, is one of the important ecological problems facing grassland worldwide. The study was conducted in the ecotones between the forest and grassland of Inner Mongolia. Using a simple random sampling method, 40 shrubland sa...

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Main Authors: Qing Song, Tiemei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/10/2575