The relationships between plant community species turnover rates and environmental factors in the arid valley of Minjiang River
岷江干旱河谷植物群落物种周转速率与环境因子的关系

The arid valley of the upper reaches of the Minjiang River is located in the transition zone between the Qinghai-Tibet plateau to the Sichuan Basin. It has a typical arid valley climate with complex topography and variable water and heat conditions. A long history of anthropogenic influences combined with severe natural environments resulted in degraded vegetations dominated by xeric shrubs. The objective of this study was to relate the plant community species turn over rates to their environments to provi...