Dynamics of soil physical and chemical properties and vegetation succession characteristics during grassland desertification under sheep grazing in an agro-pastoral transition zone in Northern China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 120-136

  Huang, D ^a   Wang, K ^a   Wu, W L ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Annuals; Bulk density; Bunch grasses; Fertility; Sheep; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; BULK DENSITY; DESERTIFICATION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRIENT LOSS; PASTURE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SHEEP; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL TEXTURE; TRANSITION ZONE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 33947676856     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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