Changes in vegetation and soil properties along a slope on overgrazed and eroded rangelands

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-100

  Oztas, Taskin ^a   Koc, Ali ^a   Comakli, Binali ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Botanical composition; Landscape positions; Rangeland quality; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; OVERGRAZING; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGELAND; SLOPE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROPERTY;

POACEAE;

EID: 0038001516     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(02)00267-7     Document Type: Article

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