Effects of revegetation on soil microbial biomass, enzyme activities, and nutrient cycling on the Loess Plateau in China

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 600-607

  An, Shao Shan ^a,b   Cheng, Yi ^a   Huang, Yi Mei ^a   Liu, Dong ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Loess Plateau; Major nutrient; Revegetation; Soil microbial carbon; Soil microbial nitrogen; Soil microbial phosphorous

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

CARAGANA; CARAGANA KORSHINSKII; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84883445344     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2012.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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