A six-year grazing exclusion changed plant species diversity of a Stipa breviflora desert steppe community, northern China
Excluding grazers is one of most efficient ways to restore degraded grasslands in desert-steppe communities, but may negatively affect the recovery of plant species diversity. However, diversity differences between grazed and fenced grasslands in desert-steppe are poorly known. In a Stipa breviflora...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-02-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/4359.pdf |