Long-Term Ecosystem Effects of Sand-Binding Vegetation in the Tengger Desert, Northern China
β Scribed by Xin-Rong Li; Hong-Lang Xiao; Jing-Guang Zhang; Xin-Ping Wang
- Book ID
- 110759955
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 417 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-2971
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