Acceleration of vegetation succession on eroded land by reforestation in a subtropical zone

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 232-241

  Wang, Fei Xin ^a   Wang, Zhao Yin ^a   Lee, Joseph H W ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Reforestation; Soil erosion; Subtropical zone; Vegetation restoration; Vegetation succession

Indexed keywords

EROSION; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION;

SUBTROPICAL ZONE; VEGETATION RESTORATION; VEGETATION SUCCESSION;

REFORESTATION;

EROSION; REFORESTATION; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION;

ACCELERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EROSION CONTROL; REFORESTATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION; VEGETATION COVER;

EROSION; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; SOIL;

ASIA; CHINA; DONG RIVER; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG;

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS;

EID: 35348901863     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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