Influence of historic sheep grazing on vegetation and soil properties of a Desert Steppe in Inner Mongolia

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 109-116

  Li, Chunli ^a,b   Hao, Xiying ^b   Zhao, Mengli ^a   Han, Guodong ^a   Willms, Walter D ^b  

^a INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Grazing gradient; Soil compaction; Soil nitrogen; Soil organic carbon; Soil phosphorus; Soil soluble ions

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; LIVESTOCK; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SANDY SOIL; SHEEP; SOIL EROSION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; STEPPE; VEGETATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; SIZIWANG;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 46449116925     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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