Spatial Patterns in Dryland Vegetation and the Significance of Dispersal, Infiltration and Complex Topography
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Hydrology) Spatial Patterns in Dryland Vegetation and the Significance of Dispersal, Infiltration and Complex Topography
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بررسی اثر تغییر مقیاس بر الگوی پراکنش مکانی سه گونۀ مرتعی با شاخصهای فاصلهای و روش آنالیز نقطهای در مراتع استان چهارمحال بختیاری
This study aimed to investigate the spatial patterns of Acanthophyllum microcephalum Boiss, Nepeta glomerulosa Boiss and Hertia angustifolia and evaluate the effects of study scale on spatial patterns of three range plant species in Ghale-Gharak research-station located in Shahr-e-Kord. 40 points with a distance of five meters from each other were selected for sampling of vegetation along four ...
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