The effect of slope aspect on vegetation attributes in a mountainous dry valley, Southwest China

Slope aspect plays a critical role in influencing vegetation pattern in semiarid area. The dry valleys of the Hengduan Mountains Region, southwestern China, are striking geographical landscape, suffering from severe ecological degradation. Here, we comprehensively investigated how slope aspect affec...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 16465 - 11
Main Authors:	Yang, Jie, El-Kassaby, Yousry A., Guan, Wenbin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 05.10.2020 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	631/158/670 631/158/853 631/449 704/158/670 704/158/853 Biodegradation Biodiversity Biomass Environmental degradation Humanities and Social Sciences Mountains multidisciplinary Science Science (multidisciplinary) Soil nutrients Species composition Species diversity Valleys Vegetation Vegetation effects Vegetation patterns China
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
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