Distribution of soil organic C, N and P in three adjacent land use patterns in the northern Loess Plateau, China

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-162

  Wei, Xiaorong ^a   Shao, Mingan ^a   Fu, Xiaoli ^a   Horton, Robert ^b   Li, Yong ^a   Zhang, Xingchang ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Pine; Korshinsk Peashrub; Native grass; Nitrogen; Organic carbon; Phosphorous; The northern Loess Plateau

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOREGION; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

CARAGANA;

EID: 70350135633     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-009-9350-8     Document Type: Article

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