Effect of vegetation on soil water retention and storage in a semi-arid alpine forest catchment

Journal of Arid Land

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 207-219

  Wang, Chao ^a   Zhao, ChuanYan ^a   Xu, ZhongLin ^b   Wang, Yang ^a   Peng, HuanHua ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

forest catchment; Heihe River; soil properties; soil water retention curve; soil water storage; vegetation

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA CRASSIFOLIA; SABINA PRZEWALSKII;

EID: 84884971493     PISSN: 16746767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40333-013-0151-5     Document Type: Article

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