Grazing exclusion mediates the trade-off between plant diversity and productivity in Leymus chinensis meadows along a chronosequence on the Songnen Plain, China
Grazing exclusion has become an effective approach for restoring the structure and function of natural grassland ecosystems on the Songnen Plain, China. Variations in, and trade-offs between, plant diversity and productivity throughout the restoration processes are critical for understanding the suc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-07-01
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Series: | Ecological Indicators |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21003204 |