Dynamic changes of sediment load in the middle reaches of the Yellow River basin, China and implications for eco-restoration

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-72

  Yue, Xiaoli ^a   Mu, Xingmin ^a,b   Zhao, Guangju ^a,b   Shao, Hongbo ^a,b,c,d   Gao, Peng ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Abrupt changes; Human activities; Sediment load; Soil water conservation; The Yellow River

Indexed keywords

ABRUPT CHANGES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; SEDIMENT LOADS; SOIL-WATER CONSERVATION; YELLOW RIVER;

AFFORESTATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION; DAM; GLOBAL CLIMATE; RESEARCH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; SHAANXI; YAN RIVER; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

EID: 84907483770     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.014     Document Type: Article

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