Characteristics of the optimum combination of synthetic soils by plant and soil properties used for rock slope restoration

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-311

  Gao, Gui juan ^a   Yuan, Jian gang ^a   Han, Rui hong ^b   Xin, Guo rong ^a   Yang, Zhong yi ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Orthogonal array designs; Outside soil spray seeding; Plant; Restoration; Rock slope; Synthetic soil

Indexed keywords

EROSION; ORGANIC CARBON; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ORTHOGONAL ARRAY DESIGNS; OUTSIDE SOIL SPRAY SEEDING; ROCK SLOPE; SYNTHETIC SOIL (SS);

SOIL SURVEYS;

EROSION; ORGANIC CARBON; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOMASS; CEMENT; FERTILIZER; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT RESTORATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PEAT SOIL; PH; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; ROCK; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 34250168715     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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