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Patterns of Leymus chinensis in response to grazing exclusion across two steppe habitats in Inner Mongolia: implications for phenotypic plasticity

Shi G¹, ZY Liu¹, T Baoyin¹, J Sun², JJ Duan³, XL Li³, GF Yang⁴

1 Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, College of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China.
2 College of School of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China.
3 Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology and Restoration of Ministry of Agriculture, National Forage Improvement Center, Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China.
4 Grassland Agri-husbandry Research Center, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China.

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