The effect of land cover/vegetation on soil water dynamic in the hilly area of the loess plateau, China

Catena

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-208

  Chen, Liding ^a   Huang, Zhilin ^a,b   Gong, Jie ^a,c   Fu, Bojie ^a   Huang, Yilong ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hilly area of the loess plateau; Land cover vegetation; Soil moisture; Soil water effectiveness; Soil water loss

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LAND DEGRADATION; LOESS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 34247398386     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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