Sandy desertification: Borne on the wind

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 2395-2403

  Wang, XunMing ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

aeolian desertification; biological processes; dune activity; physical processes; sandy desertification; wind activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880598076     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-013-5771-9     Document Type: Review

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