Comparisons of water use efficiency under different conversion models of cropland to grassland in the Loess Plateau of China

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2847-2855

  Liu, Xiao Li ^a   Li, Feng Min ^b   Zeng, Zhao Xia ^b   Chen, Qiu Wen ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Abandoned cropland; Loess Plateau; Short term human perturbation; Vegetation recovery

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS (ANGIOSPERM); ASTRAGALUS ADSURGENS; DESMODIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MELILOTUS; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 70350740070     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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