A technology for rapid reconstruction of moss-dominated soil crusts

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1129-1137

  Xu, Shujun ^a   Yin, Chunsheng ^a   He, Ming ^a   Wang, Yan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Moss dominated soil crusts; Tortula desertorum Broth

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOMASS; LANDFORMS; LIFE CYCLE; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; POLYSACCHARIDES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; REPAIR; RESTORATION; SOILS;

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS; CORE TECHNOLOGIES; CULTURE TEMPERATURE; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; IN-SITU; LIGHT INTENSITIES; MICRO-PROPAGATION; MOSS DOMINATED SOIL CRUSTS; ORTHOGONAL TEST DESIGN; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL CRUSTING; TORTULA DESERTORUM BROTH;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIOMASS; GAMETOPHYTE; HUMIDITY; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROPROPAGATION; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL FAUNA; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TORTULA DESERTORUM;

BRYOPHYTA; TORTULA CANINERVIS;

EID: 53549130697     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2006.0272     Document Type: Article

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