Background concentrations of elements in surface soils and their changes as affected by agriculture use in the desert-oasis ecotone in the middle of Heihe River Basin, North-west China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 57-64

  Su, Yong zhong ^a   Yang, Rong ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural use; Background concentrations; Desert soil; Desert oasis ecotone; Land cultivation

Indexed keywords

DESERT SOILS; HEIHE RIVER BASIN; MAJOR ELEMENTS; SURFACE LAYERING; SURFACE SOILING; WEST CHINA;

LANDFORMS; RIVER POLLUTION; SILICON; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BARIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CULTIVATION; ECOTONE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; OASIS; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; SOIL CHEMISTRY; STRONTIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN;

EID: 48749106170     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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