Sand-fixing effects of Caragana microphylla shrub in Horqin sandy land, North China

Frontiers of Forestry in China

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-35

  He, Shanfeng ^a,b,c   Qiu, Lanlan ^b,c   Jiang, Deming ^c   Lamusa, A ^c   Liu, Zhimin ^c   Luo, Yongming ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Caragana microphylla; Horqin sandy land; Microclimate; Sand transport rate; Sand fixing effects

Indexed keywords

CARAGANA; CARAGANA MICROPHYLLA;

EID: 38349159041     PISSN: 16733517     EISSN: 16733630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11461-008-0002-2     Document Type: Article

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