Characteristics of soil degradation as affected by long-term land use and management systems in a semi-arid sandy soil in north China

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-118

  Su, Youngzhong ^a   Zhao, Halin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Horqin Sandy Land; Land use change; North China; Soil degradation; Soil management; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS SANGUINEA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0041760158     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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