Definition of management zones for enhancing cultivated land conservation using combined spatial data

Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 792-806

  Li, Yan ^a   Shi, Zhou ^b   Wu, Hao Xiang ^a   Li, Feng ^c   Li, Hong Yi ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cultivated land conservation; Field parameters; Management zone; Productivity; Spatial distribution pattern

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS; CULTIVATED LANDS; FIELD PARAMETERS; FUZZY CLUSTERING METHOD; MANAGEMENT ZONES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; FUZZY CLUSTERING; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; OPTIMIZATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MANAGEMENT;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; FOOD SECURITY; GEOSTATISTICS; LAND MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTIVATED LAND; FUZZY SYSTEM; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; GRAIN YIELD; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MANAGEMENT ZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY;

CHINA; FUYANG; ZHEJIANG;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOGRAPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL;

EID: 84885484858     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0124-7     Document Type: Article

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