Carbon Sequestration Function of Check-Dams: A Case Study of the Loess Plateau in China

Ambio

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 926-931

  Wang, Yafeng ^a,b   Chen, Liding ^a   Gao, Yang ^c   Wang, Shuai ^a   Lü, Yihe ^a   Fu, Bojie ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Check dam; Ecosystem services; Loess Plateau; Sediments; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DAM; EROSION CONTROL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

CARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARBON; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RIVERS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84910135114     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0518-7     Document Type: Article

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