Evaluation of the suitability of six drought indices in naturally growing, transitional vegetation zones in Inner Mongolia (China).

Naturally growing vegetation often suffers from the effects of drought. There exists a vast number of drought indices (DI's) to assess the impact of drought on the growth of crops and naturally occurring vegetation. However, assessing the fitness of these indices for large areas with variable v...

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Main Authors: Yuqing Wang, Chengfu Zhang, Fan-Rui Meng, Charles P-A Bourque, Cunhou Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233525