Net primary productivity of Betula platyphylla woodland and the response of current-year shoots to vegetation degradation in Mongolian forest steppe

At the southern margin of forest steppe vegetation in Mongolia, Betula platyphylla woodlands occur on north-facing slopes and hilltops, where congeneric shrub Betula fusca often coexists. Woodland degradation results in B. fusca scrub with scattered B. platyphylla trees. We studied the structure and...

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Main Authors: Demidkhorloo Bayarsaikhan, Buho Hoshino, Takashi S. Kohyama, Shin-ichiro Aiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X2400133X