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Retreating or standing: responses of forest species and steppe species to climate change in arid Eastern Central Asia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Hong-Xiang, Zhang Ming-Li, Sanderson Stewart C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The temperature in arid Eastern Central Asia is projected to increase in the future, accompanied by increased variability of precipitation. To investigate the impacts of climate change on plant species in this area, we selected two widespread species as candidates, Clematis sibirica and C. songorica, from montane coniferous forest and arid steppe habitats respectively. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:...
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