Responses of biological soil crust to and its relief effect on raindrop kinetic energy

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2259-2264

  Qin, Ning Qiang ^a   Zhao, Yun Ge ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cyanobacteria; Moss; Raindrop kinetic energy; Wind water erosion interleaving region

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; RAIN;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; FIELD SURVEY; KINETIC ENERGY; MOSS; RAINDROP; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CRUST; WATER EROSION; WIND EROSION;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

ALTITUDE; CHINA; CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; KINETICS; RAIN; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 80053252486     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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