Effects of desertification on soil organic C and N content in sandy farmland and grassland of Inner Mongolia

Catena

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-191

  Zhao, Ha Lin ^a   He, Yu Hui ^b   Zhou, Rui Lian ^b   Su, Yong Zhong ^a   Li, Yu Qiang ^a   Drake, Sam ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b LUDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desertification; Farmland; Grassland; Organic C; Total N; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DESERTIFICATION; GRASSLAND; LAND DEGRADATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WIND EROSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 62249117052     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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