Effect of land-use on soil nutrients and microbial biomass of an Alpine region on the northeastern Tibetan plateau, China

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 446-452

  Chen, D D ^a   Zhang, S H ^a   Dong, S K ^b   Wang, X T ^a   Du, G Z ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine region; Land use; Microbial biomass; Organic carbon; Tibetan plateau; Total nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ALPINE REGIONS; CROP FIELDS; GANSU PROVINCE; LAND-USE MANAGEMENT; LAND-USE PATTERNS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL CARBONS; MICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS; NATURAL GRASSLAND; OLD-FIELD; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; TIBETAN PLATEAU; TOTAL NITROGEN;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CROPS; LAND USE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSIOLOGY;

SOILS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79959204110     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.990     Document Type: Article

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