Artificial Management Improves Soil Moisture, C, N and P in an Alpine Sandy Meadow of Western China

Pedosphere

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 407-412

  Wu, Gao Lin ^a,b,c   Li, Wei ^a,b,c   Zhao, Ling Ping ^a   Shi, Zhi Hua ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degraded ecosystem; Fencing; Reseeding; Restoration ecology; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; LAND DEGRADATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEADOW; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SANDY SOIL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVEY; TOPSOIL;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79955385060     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(11)60142-2     Document Type: Article

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