Ecological effects of desertification control and desertified land reclamation in an oasis-desert ecotone in an arid region: A case study in Hexi Corridor, northwest China

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-124

  Su, Yong Zhong ^a   Zhao, Wen Zhi ^a   Su, Pei Xi ^a   Zhang, Zhi Hui ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Ram, Raghuvanshi ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Arid area; Desertification; Oasis; Sand transportation rate; Soil development; Transitional zone between oasis and desert

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; LAND RECLAMATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DESERTIFICATION; OASIS; SAND TRANSPORTATION RATE; SOIL DEVELOPMENT;

ARID REGIONS;

ARID REGIONS; ECOLOGY; LAND RECLAMATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARID REGION; DESERTIFICATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ECOTONE; FOREST COVER; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND RECLAMATION; OASIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; STABILIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HEXI CORRIDOR;

PICEA;

EID: 33845920994     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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