Rapid recovery of desert shrubs is attributed to imbalance of water supply to demand after disturbance in Northwest China
Abstract Background Disturbance is a key driver of changes in terrestrial ecosystems, especially in water limited regions. In the desert ecosystem of Northwest China, shrubs are often foraged by camels and this causes the shrubs lost their aboveground tissues. Although the aboveground tissue could r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Ecological Processes |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-024-00508-6 |