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This chapter focuses on Chinese marsh grassland 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; elaborates in great detail the flora, fauna, and microflora composing the various marsh grassland ecosystems; and describes in much greater detail the major formations or formation groups of the marsh grassland vegetation nationwide. It also summarizes the standing crops of canopy and root biomass and their allocation pattern of certain important communities. In addition, it expounds on the succession characteristics and their responses to the management and utilization steps of certain marsh grassland ecosystems.
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Li, L., Chen, J., Han, X., Zhang, W., Shao, C. (2020). Marsh Grassland Ecosystem. In: Grassland Ecosystems of China. Ecosystems of China, vol 2. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3421-8_15
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