A two-step strategy for developing cultivated pastures in China that offer the advantages of ecosystem services

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Chen, Haibin ^a,b   He, Li ^a   Tang, Haiping ^a   Zhao, Minjuan ^b   Shao, Liqun ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cultivated pasture; Ecosystem service; Grassland enclosure; Nature based solutions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALFALFA; CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRASS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ORGANIC CARBON; PASTURE; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL WATER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84965110390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8040392     Document Type: Article

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