Changes in soil organic carbon induced by tillage and water erosion on a steep cultivated hillslope in the Chinese Loess Plateau from 1898-1954 and 1954-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Li, Yong ^a,b   Zhang, Q W ^a,b   Reicosky, D C ^c   Lindstrom, M J ^c   Bai, L Y ^a,b   Li, L ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HILLSLOPE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE; WATER EROSION;

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

EID: 34249813394     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JG000107     Document Type: Article

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