Characteristics of desertification and its rehabilitation in China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 419-432

  Zha, Yong ^a   Gao, Jay ^b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Causes of desertification; China; Desertification; Land reclamation; Rehabilitation of desertified land; Severity assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031282259     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0290     Document Type: Article

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