Aeolian deposition and its effect on soil and vegetation changes on stabilised desert dunes in northern China
Chine ; Domaine aride ; Dune ; Déflation éolienne ; Désert ; Encroûtement ; Eolien ; Propriétés du sol ; Sol ; Variation spatiale ; Végétation
Aeolian deflation ; Aeolian features ; Arid area ; China ; Desert ; Dune ; Duricrust ; Soil ; Soil properties ; Spatial variation ; Vegetation
Spatial and temporal patterns of aeolian deposition at Shapotou, northern China, were studied on a chronosequence (0,12,29 and 37 years) of stabilised desert dunes. Aeolian deposition markedly influenced soil and vegetation changes on the dunes
of desert dunes and vegetated desert margins are discussed.