Effects of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) on soil properties in the loessial gully region of the Loess Plateau, China

Plant and Soil

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 207-217

  Qiu, Liping ^a,b   Zhang, Xingchang ^a,b   Cheng, Jimin ^a,b   Yin, Xianqiang ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Black locust; Native grass; Soil properties; The Loess Plateau

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GRASS; ION EXCHANGE; LAND USE; LOESS; NATIVE SPECIES; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 77953713843     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0286-5     Document Type: Article

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