Seasonal dynamics in soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen and microbial quantity in a forest-alpine tundra ecotone, Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China Litter cellulolytic enzyme activities in alpine timberline ecotone of western Sichuan Strategies and approaches of ecological and economical construction in the ecotone between agriculture and animal husbandry of North China Landscape structure and ecological coupling analysis of ecotone on the west Sonnen Plain Landscape pattern of Nanjing urban-rural ecotone Eco-restoration of abandoned farmland in the Loess Plateau Coupling relationship between plant communities‘ species diversity and soil factors in ecotone between desert and oasis in Fukang,Xinjiang Ecological adaptability of Pennisetum centrasiaticum clones on farmland-sand dune ecotone of Keerqin sandy land Analysis of environmental gradient and community of forest-swamp ecotone in Changbai Mountains Key issues in restoration on earthquake-damaged ecosystem at the ecotone between dry valley and montane forest of the Minjiang River Quantitative classification and ordination of shrub species and communities in a loess landscape of western Shanxi Species effect of Tamarix spp. and Haloxylon ammodendron on shrub ‘fertile island’ Mechanisms and effects of agro-pastoral system coupling in the Inner Mongolian ecotone Study of the photosynthesis characteristics and physical signs of four plants at the desert-oasis ecotone Short-term gas exchange responses of Betula utilis to simulated global warming in a timberline ecotone, eastern Tibetan Plateau, China Variation of Breeding Systems in Populations of Caragana intermedia (Leguminosae ) in Maowusu Sandy Grassland EFFECTS OF GRAZING ON THE SOIL SEED BANK OF A STIPA KRYLOVII STEPPE COMMUNITY ESTIMATION OF ABOVE_ AND BELOW_GROUND BIOMASS OF DOMINANT DESERT PLANT SPECIES IN AN OASIS_ DESERT ECOTONE OF MINQIN, CHINA The Application of Moving Split-Window Technique in Determining Ecotone: a Case Study of Abies faxoniana Timberline in Balang Mountain in Sichuan Province Edge Detection Between Boreal Forest and Temperate Forest in China Diversity of darkling beetle community in the artificial cultivation Caragana intermedia shrub-desert grassland ecotone in Yanchi County, Ningxia, China Effects of wind conditions on the bowen ratio and evapotranspiration in an oasis-desert ecotone Spatial variation of soil nutrients of Tamarix ramosissima nebkhas and interdune areas in a desert-oasis ecotone Soil stoichiometry characteristics of Haloxylon ammodendron with different plantation age in the desert-oasis ecotone, north China Leaf litter invertase activity in the early stage of litter decomposition in alpine timberline ecotone of western Sichuan, China Photosynthetic characteristics of three different life-form plants in the desert-oasis ecotone of Keriya River Basin Advances in ecotone width determination and its impact factors Freezing damage in early spring induced by simulated global warming: a case study in Abies faxoniana The soil properties of the subalpine timberline ecotone and adjacent vegetations in Western Sichuan Plant community species diversity on oasis-desert ecotone in Fukang of Xinjiang and comparison of its measurement Edge Effect of Wetland and Arid Grassland Community Ecotone in Semi-arid of China Study on Forage-livestock Dynamic Balance in Saibei Precinct of Zhangjiakou City Comparison of comprehensive benefits between alfalfa and corn in agriculture-pasture ecotone in the Northeast China Evaluation on eco-climate adaptability of crop and herbage in northern ecotone Study on the situation of soil organic carbon storage in ecotone between ag riculture and anim al husbandry-A case study from Inner Mongolia Characters of natural resources and environment of ecotone and its countermeasures of sustainable development Change pattern,process and landscape ecological significance in ecotone of agriculture and grassland in north China Research on the morphological interactions between Tamarix ramosissima thickets and Nebkhas under different sand supply conditions:a case study in Cele oasis-desert ecotone Relationship between temperature and δ13C values of C3 herbaceous plants and its implications of WUE in farming-pastoral zone in North China Quantitative Property of Different Soil Bacterial Physiological Groups in Subalpine Timberline Ecotone and Adjacent Vegetations in Western Sichuan Determine the Boundaries of Grassland Communities Based on Species Important Value and Soil Moisture content Distribution and Dispersal of Alien Sweet Clover along Roadside in An Agro-pastoral Ecotone of Northern China Breeding effects of different batches goose in the coupled crop-livestock system Plant diversity and soil characteristics of different inundation zones in an aquatic-terrestrial ecotone, Li River Root distribution in shrub communities of Lijiang ecotone and their relationship to soil properties Classification and ecological characteristics analysis of vegetation arrangement type in land-water ecotone of Li River Spatial scale and measurement of edge effect in ecology Effects of land use type on soil nutrient distribution in northern agro-pasture ecotone Sabina przewalskii community structure in the upper reaches of Minjiang River Position of Betula ermanii population ecotone in Changbai Mountains Biomass distribution patterns of Alnus hirsuta and Betula platyphylla-swamp ecotone communities in Changbai Mountains Quantitative methodologies for ecotone determination on north slope of Changbai Mountains Conservation priorities for plant species of forest-meadow ecotone in Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve Effect of grazing on grassland under protective plantation in the ecotone between agriculture and animal husbandry of Songnen plain Effect of land-use change on soil habitat in north Hebei plateau during last 50 years Ecological management model of agriculture-pasture ecotone based on the theory of energy and material flow—a case study in Houshan dryland area of Inner Mongolia Succession of Larix olgensis and Betula platyphlla-marsh ecotone communities in Changbai Mountain Factors affecting understory herb community botanical composition in a dry valley ecotone in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, Southwest China Ground Coverage and Soil Hydrological Action of Alpine Treeline Ecotone in Western Sichuan Point pattern analysis of several psammophyte populations in the riparian ecotone in the middle reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River of Tibet, China Ecological risk assessment of rural-urban ecotone based on landscape pattern: A case study in Daiyue District of Tai’an City, Shandong Province of East China. Emergy Evaluation on the Cropping Mode and the Cropping-breeding Coupled Mode in the Ecotone Between Farming and Pasturing Areas Relationship of Interdependence and Contradictory between Ecological Restoration and Economic Development in theEcotone between Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in North China Study on space evolvement mechanism of grassland and field community in ecotone between agriculture and animal husbandry in north China DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF ISLAND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS(IMPA):A THEORETICAL AND CASE STUDY Three-dimensional Canopy Structure in The Timberline Ecotone Dominated by Abies faxoniana Livelihood status assessment of farmers and herdsmen’s households based on participatory appraisal: A case in Taipusi Banner of Inner Mongolia.  Exploring strategies about ecological improvement based on local responses in northern agro-pastoral ecotone Soil moisture and temperature characteristics of forest-grassland ecotone in middle Qilian Mountains and the responses to meteorological factors RESPONSES OF PHENOLOGY AND GROWTH OF BETULA UTILIS AND ABIES FAXONIANA IN SUBALPINE TIMBERLINE ECOTONE TO SIMULATED GLOBAL WARMING, WESTERN SICHUAN, CHINA Biodiversity of Forest-steppe Ecotone in Northern Hebei Province and Eastern Inner Mongolia The Determination of Ecotone and the Characteristics of Biome on Ordos Plateau Relationships between decomposition rate of leaf litter and initial quality across the alpine timberline ecotone in Western Sichuan, China. Scenic area of Maijishan, Gansu Province: outstanding example of natural and cultural heritages in ecological transitional zone Quantitative Classification and Ordination Analysis on Vegetation in the Minqin Oasis-Desert Ecotone Effects of Irrigation on Root Growth and Distribution of the Seedling of Tamarix ramosissima in Oasis-desert Ecotone Soil respiration dynamics and impact factor analysis of a shrubland-grassland ecotone in the Eastern Qilian Mountains Litter decomposition of Rhododendron lapponicum in alpine timberline ecotone Influence of restoring cropland to grassland on dung beetle assemblages in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia, China Patterns and Tactics for Agro-economic Development in ECOTONE--A Case Study from Panxi Region in Sichuan Province