Progress in the study of desertification in China

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 521-527

  Ding, Dengshan ^a   Bao, Haosheng ^a   Ma, Yongli ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Definitions and causes of desertification; Desertification

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; RESEARCH PROGRAM;

CHINA;

EID: 0032470155     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913398676980701     Document Type: Article

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