A record of the Blake Event during the last interglacial paleosol in the western Loess Plateau of China

1997 ◽  
Vol 146 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Min Fang ◽  
Ji-Jun Li ◽  
Rob Van der Voo ◽  
Conall Mac Niocaill ◽  
Xue-Rong Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Last Interglacial ◽  
Western Loess Plateau

Effects of Lucerne Removal Time on Soil Water and Productivity in a Lucerne- Wheat Rotation on the Western Loess Plateau

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 686-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling-Ling LI ◽  
Gao-Bao HUANG ◽  
Ren-Zhi ZHANG ◽  
Li-Qun CAI ◽  
Zhu-Zhu LUO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Removal Time ◽  
Western Loess Plateau

Plant diversity of the Tianshui Basin in the western Loess Plateau during the mid-Holocene – Charcoal records from archaeological sites

2013 ◽  
Vol 308-309 ◽  
pp. 27-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Sun ◽  
Xiaoqiang Li ◽  
John Dodson ◽  
Xinying Zhou ◽  
Keliang Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Tianshui Basin ◽  
Western Loess Plateau

Correlation and interpretation of paleosols and loess across European Russia and Asia over the last interglacial–glacial cycle

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel W. Rutter ◽  
Dean Rokosh ◽  
Michael E. Evans ◽  
Edward C. Little ◽  
Jiri Chlachula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Loess Plateau ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Chinese Loess Plateau ◽  
Russian Plain ◽  
Glacial Cycle ◽  
Last Interglacial ◽  
Central Siberia ◽  
Chinese Loess ◽  
Loess Deposition ◽  
The Chinese Loess Plateau

AbstractLoess-paleosol sequences of the last interglacial-glacial cycle are correlated from European Russia to central Siberia and the Chinese Loess Plateau. During cold periods represented by marine oxygen isotope stages (OIS) 2 and 4, loess deposition dominated in the Russian Plain and the Loess Plateau. In central Siberia, loess deposition took place also, but five to seven thin, weakly developed paleosols are identified in both stages. OIS 3, in the Chinese Loess Plateau near Yangchang, consists of a loess bed that is flanked by two weakly developed paleosols. At Kurtak, Siberia, OIS 3 is represented by two distinct, stacked paleosols with no loess bed separating the paleosols. In the Russian Plain, OIS 3 consists of a single, possibly welded paleosol, representing upper and lower stage-3 climates. Brunisols and Chernozems dominate the profiles in China and Siberia, whereas Regosols, Luvisols, and Chernozems are evident in the northern and southern Russian Plain, respectively. OIS 5 is represented in China and the Russian Plain by pedo complexes in a series of welded soils, whereas in contrast, the Kurtak site consists of six paleosols with interbedded loess. The paleosols consist largely of Brunisols and Chernozems. Although the three areas examined have different climates, geographical settings, and loess source areas, they all had similar climate changes during the last interglacial-glacial cycle.

scholarly journals Effects of Stubble Management on Soil Fertility and Crop Yield of Rainfed Area in Western Loess Plateau, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. B. Huang ◽  
Z. Z. Luo ◽  
L. L. Li ◽  
R. Z. Zhang ◽  
G. D. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Soil N ◽  
The Loess Plateau ◽  
Stubble Retention ◽  
Severe Erosion ◽  
Agriculture Sustainability ◽  
Sloping Land ◽  
Western Loess Plateau

The combination of continuous cereal cropping, tillage and stubble removal reduces soil fertility and increases soil erosion on sloping land. The objective of the present study was to assessment soil fertility changes under stubble removal and stubble retention in the Loess Plateau where soil is prone to severe erosion. It was indicated that soil N increased a lot for and two stubble retention treatments had the higher N balance at the end of two rotations. Soil K balance performed that soil K was in deficient for all treatments and two stubble retention treatments had lower deficit K. The treatments with stubble retention produced higher grain yields than the stubble removal treatments. It was concluded that stubble retention should be conducted to increase crops productivity, improve soil fertility as well as agriculture sustainability in the Loess plateau, China.

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