Dynamics of sandy desertification and detection of sandy land/steppe boundary: Vegetation and soil properties

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-263

  Xu, Dongmei ^a   Xu, Xinzhong ^a   Xie, Yingzhong ^a   Wang, Kun ^b  

^a NINGXIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Landscape boundary; Moving split window; Sandy desertification; Soil properties; Vegetation characteristics

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DESERTIFICATION; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GLOBAL CHANGE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PARTICLE SIZE; PERENNIAL PLANT; SAND; SHRUB; STEPPE;

CHINA;

EID: 84864769504     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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