Dryland characteristics and its optimized eco-productive paradigms for sustainable development in China

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-227

  Yang, Xiaohui ^a   Ci, Longjun ^a   Zhang, Xinshi ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Desertification; Dryland; Eco productive paradigms; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DESERTIFICATION; DRYLAND FARMING; PASTORALISM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU; NEI MONGGOL; ORDOS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 51349092576     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2008.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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