Impacts of soil erosion on organic carbon and nutrient dynamics in an alpine grassland soil

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 660-668

  Nie, X J ^a   Zhao, T Q ^a   Qiao, X N ^a  

^a HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

137Cs technique; Alpine soil quality; Freeze thaw; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890190835     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2013.795475     Document Type: Article

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