Identification of soil quality factors and indicators for the Loess Plateau of China

Soil Science

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 400-413

  Xu, Mingxiang ^a,b   Zhao, Yunge ^a,b,c   Liu, Guobin ^a,b   Wilson, G V ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CAS and MWR   (China)

^d USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hilly Loess Plateau; Land use; Soil quality factors; Soil quality indicators

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAND USE; MICROAGGREGATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL EROSION; SOIL QUALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 33646517961     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.08.100     Document Type: Article

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