The effects of land use and its patterns on soil properties in a small catchment of the Loess Plateau

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-266

  Wang, Jun ^a,b   Fu, Bo jie ^a   Qiu, Yang ^c   Chen, Li ding ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Yunnan Institute of Geological Environment Monitoring   (China)

^c Department of Physics   (China)

Author keywords

Hilly area of Loess Plateau; Land use pattern; Soil moisture; Soil nutrient

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; LAND USE; MOISTURE; VEGETATION;

SOIL MOISTURE;

SOILS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

LAND USE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; SOIL;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONS; SOIL; WATER;

CHINA;

EID: 0038476204     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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