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Soil salinization research in China: Advances and prospects

Soil salinization research in China: Advances and prospects Abstract With the environmental deterioration caused by the advance of climate change, soil salinization is a serious and growing global problem. Currently about 7% of the world’s land surface is threatened by salinization. China is a country whose soils are severely affected by this problem, which, due to its extensive area, and wide distribution poses a serious threat to regional agricultural development. In this review, we summarize the framework for soil salinization research in China over the past 70 years, assess the weaknesses of existing research in both a domestic and international context, highlight the trends and key findings of global research about saline soils over the past 30 years, and propose six major fields and directions for future research on saline soil. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Geographical Sciences Springer Journals

Soil salinization research in China: Advances and prospects

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
2014 Science in China Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
ISSN
1009-637X
eISSN
1861-9568
DOI
10.1007/s11442-014-1130-2
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Abstract

Abstract With the environmental deterioration caused by the advance of climate change, soil salinization is a serious and growing global problem. Currently about 7% of the world’s land surface is threatened by salinization. China is a country whose soils are severely affected by this problem, which, due to its extensive area, and wide distribution poses a serious threat to regional agricultural development. In this review, we summarize the framework for soil salinization research in China over the past 70 years, assess the weaknesses of existing research in both a domestic and international context, highlight the trends and key findings of global research about saline soils over the past 30 years, and propose six major fields and directions for future research on saline soil.

Journal

Journal of Geographical SciencesSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 1, 2014

Keywords: physical geography; nature conservation; geographical information systems/cartography; remote sensing/photogrammetry

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