A comparison of different measures for stabilizing moving sand dunes in the Horqin Sandy Land of Inner Mongolia, China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-214

  Zhang, Tong Hui ^a   Zhao, Ha Lin ^a   Li, Sheng Gong ^a   Li, Feng Rui ^a   Shirato, Yasuhito ^b   Ohkuro, Toshiya ^b   Taniyama, Ichiro ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Desertification; Fixed sand dune; Moving sand dune; Sand dune stabilization; Vegetation restoration

Indexed keywords

DUNE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SAND; STABILIZATION;

ARTEMISIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2542478292     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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