Effects of deep soil desiccation on artificial forestlands in different vegetation zones on the Loess Plateau of China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1429-1445

  Jun, Li ^a,b   Bing, Chen ^a   Xiaofang, Li ^a   Yujuan, Zhao ^a   Yangjing, Ciren ^a   Bin, Jiang ^a   Wei, Hu ^a   Jimin, Cheng ^b   Ming'an, Shao ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

artificial forestlands; Loess Plateau; soil desiccation; soil moisture

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; DESICCATION; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER USE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

CARAGANA; CARAGANA MICROPHYLLA; HIPPOPHAE; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; KALMIA LATIFOLIA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PINUS TABULIFORMIS; QUERCUS WUTAISHANICA; ROBINIA; SOPHORA; SOPHORA VICIIFOLIA;

EID: 48749108265     PISSN: 18722032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2032(08)60052-9     Document Type: Article

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