Three gorges project: Effects of resettlement on nutrient balance of the agroecosystems in the reservoir area

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 517-537

  Xu, Xibao ^a   Tan, Yan ^b   Yang, Guishan ^a   Li, Hengpeng ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Nutrient balance; Resettlement; Three gorges project

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POLLUTION CONTROL; RURAL POPULATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CHINA; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR;

EID: 79953892769     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.518712     Document Type: Article

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