Effect of land-use conversion on C and N distribution in aggregate fractions of soils in the southern Loess Plateau, China

Land Use Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 706-712

  Li, Guang Lu ^a   Pang, Xiao Ming ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YRCC   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregate size fraction; Land use change; Loess Plateau; Soil organic carbon; Total nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; GRASSLAND; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 77649340437     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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