Rocky desertification in Southwest China: Impacts, causes, and restoration

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-12

  Jiang, Zhongcheng ^a   Lian, Yanqing ^b   Qin, Xiaoqun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic impact; Ecosystem restoration; Environmental impact; Karst; Rocky desertification; Southwest China

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KARST; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

CHINA;

EID: 84894411752     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.01.005     Document Type: Review

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