Fractal analysis on soil particle size distributions under different land-use types: A case study in the loess hilly areas of the Loess Plateau, China

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 3081-3089

  Wang, De ^a   Fu, Bo Jie ^a   Chen, Li Ding ^a   Zhao, Wen Wu ^b   Wang, Ya Feng ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fractal characteristics; Land use; Multifractal characteristics; Soil erosion; Soil particle size distributions

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649137067     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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