Application of soil phytoliths to the quantitative characterization of temperate grassland ecosystems: a case study in Northeast China
Guizai Gao, Dehui Li, Dongmei Jie, Nannan Li, Lidan Liu, Hongyan Liu, Jiangyong Wang, Honghao Niu, Meng Meng, Ying Liu, Guihua Zhang
Topics & Concepts
PhytolithGrasslandPlant communitySpecies richnessPhysiognomyTemperate climateEcologyEnvironmental scienceGeographyAgroforestryBiologyAstronomyPollenPhysicsSilicon Effects in AgricultureGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchArchaeology and ancient environmental studies