Integrated effects of slope aspect and land use on soil nutrients in a small catchment in a hilly loess area, china

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-316

  Gong, J ^a,b   Chen, L D ^a   Fu, B J ^a   Wei, W ^a  

^a Chinese Acdemy of Sciences   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspect; Land use; Loess plateau of china; Revegetation; Soil nutrients; Sustainable land use

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CROP ROTATION; HILL; LAND USE; LOESS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SLOPE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

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

MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE;

EID: 34347244581     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500709469731     Document Type: Article

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