Untangling the influence of abiotic and biotic factors on leaf C, N, and P stoichiometry along a desert-grassland transition zone in northern China
Jiannan Lu, Xueyong Zhao, Shaokun Wang, Shuang Feng, Zhiying Ning, Ruixiong Wang, Xueping Chen, Hongsheng Zhao, Min Chen
Topics & Concepts
Abiotic componentBiogeochemical cycleGrasslandPlant communityEcosystemEcological stoichiometryWater contentEcologyNutrient cycleEnvironmental scienceBiogeochemistryBiologyAgronomySpecies richnessEngineeringGeotechnical engineeringEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsPasture and Agricultural Systems