Effects of establishing an artificial grassland on vegetation characteristics and soil quality in a degraded meadow

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 141-153

  Wang, Chang Ting ^a   Wang, Gen Xu ^b   Liu, Wei ^c   Wang, Yong ^a   Hu, Lei ^a   Ma, Li ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

alpine meadow; enzyme activity; microbial biomass; plant community; soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; MEADOW; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION;

EID: 84897540881     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15659801.2013.863669     Document Type: Article

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