Influence of variation of soil spatial heterogeneity on vegetation restoration

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2020-2031

  Li, Xinrong ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Eco restoration; Sand binding vegetation; Soil heterogeneity; Succession; Tengger desert

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; EROSION; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION; WIND EFFECTS;

ECORESTORATION; SAND BINDING VEGETATION; SOIL HETEROGENEITY; SUCCESSION; TENGGER DESERT;

SOILS;

ARID REGION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DESERTIFICATION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; HETEROGENEITY; LAND DEGRADATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SUCCESSION;

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

EID: 33750507458     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04yd0139     Document Type: Article

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