Ecological properties of soil water and effects on forest vegetation in the Loess Plateau

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-314

  Shangguan, Z P ^a,b   Zheng, S X ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological property; Forest vegetation; Loess plateau; Soil desiccation; Water cycle

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DESICCATION; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; INFILTRATION; PLATEAU; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

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

EID: 33747453453     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500609469682     Document Type: Article

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