China's Grain for Green Program has reduced soil erosion in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the middle reaches of the Yellow River

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 234-239

  Zhou, Z C ^a,b   Gan, Z T ^c   Shangguan, Z P ^b   Dong, Z B ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c BAOJI UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Grain for Green Program; Sediment; Soil erosion; Yangtze River; Yellow River

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION CONTROL; GREEN REVOLUTION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; STATE ROLE;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 77951517764     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500903007931     Document Type: Article

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