Land restoration by fodder shrubs in a semi-arid agro-pastoral area of Morocco. Effects on soils

Catena

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 306-312

  Zucca, Claudio ^a   Julitta, Francesca ^b   Previtali, Franco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Atriplex nummularia; Desertification; Land restoration; Organic carbon; Rangeland

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANOPY; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FODDER; LAND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PASTURE; PLANTATION; RANGELAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SODIUM; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TYPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

MOROCCO;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA;

EID: 80052803038     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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