Changes in soil macrofaunal community composition under selective afforestation in shifting sand lands in Horqin of Inner Mongolia, northern China

Ecological Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Liu, Ren Tao ^a   Zhao, Ha Lin ^b   Zhao, Xue Yong ^b  

^a NINGXIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Community structure; Horqin sand land; Selective afforestation; Soil arthropod

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DUST STORM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SHRUBLAND; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION TYPE; WOODLAND;

CHINA; HORQIN DESERT; NEI MONGGOL;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 84872771945     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-0982-0     Document Type: Article

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