Changes of plant community biomass and soil nutrients during the vegetation succession on abandoned cultivated land in desert steppe region

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3145-3149

  An, Hui ^a   Yang, Xin Guo ^a   Liu, Bing Ru ^a   Li, Xue Bin ^a   He, Xiu Zhen ^a   Song, Nai Ping ^a  

^a NINGXIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abandoned land; Biomass; Desert steppe; Soil nutrient; Vegetation succession

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; BULK DENSITY; DESERT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STEPPE; SUCCESSION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CROP; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL; TREE;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL; TREES;

EID: 84859554926     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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