Short time impact of enclosure on vegetation cover, productivity and some physical and chemical soil properties

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2001-2009

  Hosseinzadeh, G ^a   Jalilvand, H ^a   Tamartash, R ^a  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Enclosure; Eskelimroud basin; Soil; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

ENCLOSURES; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL SURVEYS; VEGETATION;

ESKELIMROUD BASIN; HERBACEOUS SPECIES; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; MAZANDARAN PROVINCES; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL SOIL PROPERTIES; RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; VEGETATION COVER;

SOILS;

EID: 77954823668     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2010.2001.2009     Document Type: Article

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