Methodology for optimizing quadrat size in sparse vegetation surveys: A desert case study from the Tarim Basin

• Li Hao,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations College of Resources and Environment Science, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China, Institute of Arid Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China, Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8002-0954

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• Shi Qingdong ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  * E-mail: 526671732@qq.com

  Affiliations College of Resources and Environment Science, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China, Institute of Arid Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China, Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China

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• Bilal Imin,

  Roles Investigation, Visualization

  Affiliations College of Resources and Environment Science, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China, Institute of Arid Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China, Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China

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• Nijat Kasim

  Roles Investigation, Software

  Affiliation College of Biology and Geography Sciences, Yili Normal University, Yining, China

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