Influence of three plant species with different morphologies on water runoff and soil loss in a dry-warm river valley, SW China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 656-663

  Xu, Xian Li ^a   Ma, Ke Ming ^a   Fu, Bo Jie ^a   Song, Cheng Jun ^a   Liu, Wen ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Plant morphology; Soil erosion; Vegetation restoration; Water runoff and soil loss

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENTS; MICRO SCALES; MINJIANG RIVER; PLANT SPECIES; RIVER VALLEYS; SOIL LOSSES; VEGETATION RESTORATION; WATER RUNOFF;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EROSION CONTROL; HERB; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY; RIVER; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER; VALLEY; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MIN RIVER [SICHUAN]; SICHUAN;

AJANIA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA GMELINII; PULICARIA;

EID: 46849088609     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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