Effects of sandy desertified land rehabilitation on soil carbon sequestration and aggregation in an arid region in China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2109-2116

  Su, Yong Zhong ^a,b   Wang, Xue Fen ^a   Yang, Rong ^a   Lee, Jaehoon ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Inland River Eco hydrology   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desertification control; Northwest China; Oasis; Soil aggregate; Soil carbon fractions; Total nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ARID REGIONS; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; POTASH; RECOVERY; REVEGETATION; SAND; SOIL CONSERVATION;

CARBON FRACTION; CONTROL SITES; DESERTIFICATION CONTROL; NORTHWEST CHINA; OASIS; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CARBON FRACTION; SOIL ORGANIC C; TOTAL NITROGEN;

SOILS;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARID REGION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DESERTIFICATION; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INORGANIC CARBON; IRRIGATION; LAND RECLAMATION; NITROGEN; OASIS; REVEGETATION; SANDY SOIL; SHRUBLAND; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL SURFACE; WIND EROSION;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; CLAY; CROPLAND; DESERT; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; SANDY SOIL; SCRUB; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SURFACE SOIL; TILLAGE; WIND EROSION;

CHINA;

POPULUS;

EID: 77955513486     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.12.014     Document Type: Article

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