Effects of vegetation cover and rainfall intensity on sediment-associated nitrogen and phosphorus losses and particle size composition on the Loess Plateau

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 192-200

  Zhang, G H ^a   Liu, G B ^b   Wang, G L ^b   Wang, Y X ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

Associated nitrogen; Associated phosphorus; Particle size composition; Rainfall intensity; Sediment; Simulated rainfall; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CLAY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHRUB; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL EROSION; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; VEGETATION COVER;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

CARAGANA; CARAGANA KORSHINSKII;

EID: 84861064869     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.66.3.192     Document Type: Article

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