Meadow Steppe Ecosystem
This chapter focuses on Chinese meadow steppe ecosystems. It introduces in brief the areal extent and provincially based distribution of this ecosystem type, simply discusses the relevant physical features and climatic characteristics at a regional scale,
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Linghao Li · Jiquan Chen · Xingguo Han Wenhao Zhang · Changliang Shao
Grassland Ecosystems of China A Synthesis and Resume
Ecosystems of China Volume 2 Series Editors Huajun Tang, Inst of Agri Res & Regnl Planning, Chinese Academy of Agri Sci, Beijing, China Shirong Liu, Resrch Inst of Forest Eco, Env & Protect, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China Linghao Li, State Key Lab. of Vege. and Env. Change, Institute of Botany, Beijing, China Jiquan Chen, Center for Global Change & Earth Observa, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA Ping Xie, Institute of Hydrobiology, Wuhan, China
Due to paucity of content on Chinese ecosystems in the English literature, the extension and incorporation of relevant Chinese research into the international intellectual source has been substantially impeded. The book series Ecosystems of China will generally deal with four categories of Chinese ecosystems, namely the grassland, forest, cropland, and hygroecosystems. Each category accounts for one to several volumes. Each volume will be authored by 4-5 experts from top Chinese institutions, such as Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Chinese Academy of Forestry. The synthesis volumes mainly expound the structural aspects of the ecosystems, whereas the component volumes focus more specifically on the functional mechanisms and ecological processes of relevance. Of special note, the series will build on a total of more than 10,000 research papers and hundreds of specialty books written in Chinese and published in the domestic journals or magazines. Most of these literatures concern the fundamental knowledges as regards the flora, fauna and microorganisms characterizing the structure and biotic composition, as well as physical features and environmental conditions underpinning and driving the functions and survival of various Chinese ecosystems. It is exactly these contents that are crucial in better understanding Chinese biomes as a whole by our foreign colleagues and international institutions. The series can be used as textbooks and research literature for undergraduate and graduate students in ecology, environmental science, natural resource management, agriculture, and other relevant fields. It can be also used as a major reference for researchers studying ecosystems in China, Asia, or globally.
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/16594
Linghao Li • Jiquan Chen • Xingguo Han • Wenhao Zhang • Changliang Shao
Grassland Ecosystems of China A Synthesis and Resume
Linghao Li State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany Beijing, China
Jiquan Chen Center for Global Change & Earth Observations, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
Xingguo Han State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany Beijing, China
Wenhao Zhang State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany Beijing, China
Changliang Shao Grassland & Remote Sensing Group Chinese Ac
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