Effects of plant species diversity on soil conservation and stability in the secondary succession phases of a semihumid evergreen broadleaf forest in China

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 311-320

  Wang, Z ^a,b   Hou, Y ^e   Fang, Hong ^c   Yu, D ^d   Zhang, M ^d   Xu, C ^d   Chen, M ^c   Sun, L ^c  

^a College of Life Science ^*  (China)

^b State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dry land Farming on Loess Plateau   (China)

^c College of Forestry ^*  (United States)

^d GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e HydroChina Kunming Engineering Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Diversity sustainability; Ecosystem function; Productivity; Soil erosion; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EVERGREEN FOREST; GRASS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRIENT LOSS; RUNOFF; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL STABILIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETATION COVER;

CHINA;

EID: 84865203609     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.67.4.311     Document Type: Article

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