Excessive reliance on afforestation in China's arid and semi-arid regions: Lessons in ecological restoration

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 240-245

  Cao, Shixiong ^a   Chen, Li ^b   Shankman, David ^c   Wang, Chunmei ^a   Wang, Xiongbin ^a   Zhang, Hong ^d  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Afforestation policy; Desertification; Environmental degradation; Reforestation; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ARID REGION; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EROSION CONTROL; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

CHINA;

EID: 78650812018     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2010.11.002     Document Type: Review

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