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(2007) Plant survival in southern Mongolian desert steppes-Ecology of communities, interactions

Authors
 Wesche K.
Source
 Martin-Luther-University (1)
Type
 P - Paper (2851)
Peer Review
 2 - Medium (2288)
Audience
 S - Specialist (3514)
Pages
 91
Notes

Contents :

Organization of the thesis V
List of publications relevant to the thesis V

1 Introduction:
The relevance of research in dry Central Asian grasslands 7

Why grasslands matter 7

The situation in Central Asia 8 Emerging topics for a research project in southern Mongolia 9 The organizational framework of the research project 11

2 Study region
Choosing a study site 16

Geology, landforms and soils 16 The climate in Mongolia 18 The local climate in the study area 22

3 Communities: Flora and Vegetation 26

3.1 Summary: Flora and Vegetation

Introduction 26 Results and Discussion 28 Conclusions and Outlook 32

3.2 Abstracts of corresponding publications 37

4 Plant-animal interactions: Impact of livestock and small mammals 41

4.1 Summary: Livestock and small mammals
Introduction 41

Results and Discussion 44

Conclusions and Outlook 50

4.2 Abstracts of corresponding publications 55

5 Populations: Population ecology of selected plant species 59

5.1 Summary: Plant population ecology
Introduction 59

Results and Discussion 61 Conclusions and Outlook 67

5.2 Abstracts of corresponding publications 73

6 Short summary of the entire thesis 78
World_link Resources online
Folder Categories
Plants Desert Shrubland
 
Tag_blue Keywords
Mongolia vegetation desert steppe
 
Map Countries
Mongolia
 
Map Regions
Asia
 

Entered by: Ayako Uozumi, 8/2009

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