Index system and method for soil productivity evaluation on the hillsides in the Loess Plateau

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 335-348

  Li, Peng ^a   Li, Zhanbin ^a   Zhao, Zhong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AHP; Analytical Hierarchy Process; Indexes selection; Root distribution; Socioeconomic conditions; Soil chemical characteristics; Soil physical characteristics

Indexed keywords

HILLSLOPE; INDEX METHOD; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRODUCTIVITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

CHINA;

PINUS TABULIFORMIS; PLATYCLADUS ORIENTALIS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA VAR. ANSU; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 0036788006     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980290000449     Document Type: Article

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