A comparison of soil qualities of different revegetation types in the Loess Plateau, China

Plant and Soil

Volumn 347, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-178

  Zhang, Chao ^a,c   Xue, Sha ^a,b   Liu, Guo Bin ^a,b   Song, Zi Lin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Microbial properties; Revegetation types; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASSLAND; LAND DEGRADATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECLAIMED LAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

ARTEMISIA; ASTRAGALUS ADSURGENS; CARAGANA; CARAGANA KORSHINSKII; HETEROPAPPUS; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 80052755591     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0836-5     Document Type: Article

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