Role of deforestation and hillslope position on soil quality attributes of loess-derived soils in Golestan province, Iran

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 178-189

  Khormali, F ^a   Ajami, M ^a   Ayoubi, S ^b   Srinivasarao, Ch ^c   Wani, S P ^c  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Hillslope position; Loess; Organic matter loss; Soil degradation; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; HILLSLOPE; INFILTRATION; LOESS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCE; NUTRIENT LOSS; PEDON; SILTY LOAM; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; GOLESTAN; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

FUNGI;

EID: 70349104600     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.06.017     Document Type: Article

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