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Factors affecting distribution of vegetation types on abandoned cropland in the hilly-gullied Loess Plateau region of China

Jiao, Ju-Ying, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Xofis, P., Mitchley, J. (2008) Factors affecting distribution of vegetation types on abandoned cropland in the hilly-gullied Loess Plateau region of China. PEDOSPHERE, 18 (1). pp. 24-33. ISSN 1002-0160. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:30024)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(07)60099-X

Abstract

A study was conducted in the forest-steppe region of the Loess Plateau to provide insight into the factors affecting the process of vegetation establishment, and to provide recommendations for the selection of indigenous species in order to speed up the succession process and to allow the establishment of vegetation more resistant to soil erosion. Four distinctive vegetation types were identified, and their distribution was affected not only by the time since abandonment but also by other environmental factors, mainly soil water and total P in the upper soil layers. One of the vegetation types, dominated by Artemisia scoparia, formed the early successional stage after abandonment while the other three types formed later successional stages with their distribution determined by the soil water content and total P. It can be concluded that the selection of appropriate species for introduction to accelerate succession should be determined by the local conditions and especially the total P concentration and soil water content.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: abandoned cropland, Loess Plateau, soil erosion, vegetation variation
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history > QH541 Ecology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation
Depositing User: Joseph Tzanopoulos
Date Deposited: 24 Nov 2014 10:52 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:07 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/30024 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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