Influencing mechanisms of several shrubs on soil chemical properties in semiarid Horqin Sandy Land, China

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-263

  Yong, Zhong Su ^a   Ha, Lin Zhao ^a   Yu, Lin Li ^a   Jian, Yuan Cui ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Desertification; Islands of fertility; Rhizosphere effect; Soil N; Soil organic C; Soil P

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; DESERTIFICATION; SHRUB; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HORQIN DESERT;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA; SALIX;

EID: 3142730919     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980490451339     Document Type: Article

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