African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1129

Full Length Research Paper

A new model of dynamic of plant biodiversity in changing farmlands: Implications for the management of plant biodiversity along differential environmental gradient in the Yellow River of Henan Province in the spring

Bing-Hua Liao
  • Bing-Hua Liao
  • 1The Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Hilly Areas, Forestry Department of Henan Province, Ping-ding-shan University, Ping-ding-shan, Henan Province 467000, China. 2Department of Environment and Geography, Ping-ding-shan, Henan Province 467000, China. 3Institute of Ecological Science and Technology, College of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China.
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  •  Accepted: 26 February 2014
  •  Published: 31 March 2014

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