Sustainability of reclaimed desertified land in Ningxia, China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-251

  Mitchell, D J ^a   Fullen, M A ^a   Trueman, I C ^a   Fearnehough, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Chronosequence; Cryptogamic crusts; Desertification; Irrigation; Shelterbelts; Soil sustainability

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; LAND RECLAMATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; NINGXIA;

POACEAE; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0032102663     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0396     Document Type: Conference Paper

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