Long-term effects of revegetation on soil water content of sand dunes in arid region of Northern China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Li, Xin Rong ^a   Ma, Feng Yun ^a   Xiao, Hong Lang ^a   Wang, Xin Ping ^a   Kim, Ke Chung ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term effects; Northern China; Revegetation; Sand dunes; Soil water content; Tengger Desert

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; DUNE; HABITAT RESTORATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL WATER; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; WATER USE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NINGXIA HUIZU; TENGGER DESERT;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ORDOSICA; CARAGANA; CARAGANA KORSHINSKII; HEDYSARUM; HEDYSARUM SCOPARAIUM;

EID: 1342290103     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00089-2     Document Type: Article

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