Combating Aeolian Desertification in Northern China

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 118-132

  Wang, T ^a   Xue, X ^a   Zhou, L ^a   Guo, J ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Aeolian desertification; Agro pastoral ecotones; Degraded ecosystem; Measures; Northern China; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AEOLIAN DESERTIFICATION; AGRO-PASTORAL ECOTONES; DEGRADED ECOSYSTEMS; MEASURES; NORTHERN CHINA;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EID: 84922702610     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2190     Document Type: Article

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