Effects of land use and environmental factors on the variability of soil quality indicators in hilly Loess Plateau region of China

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 409-417

  Xu, Ming Xiang ^a,b   Liu, Guo Bin ^a,b   Zhao, Yun Ge ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental factor; Hilly Loess Plateau; Land use; Soil quality; Variability

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; CATALYSIS; DIAMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; LAND USE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POROSITY; RESPIRATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROP; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POACEAE; SOIL; TREE;

ALTITUDE; CHINA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; POACEAE; SOIL; TREES;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 79954566472     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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