A perspective of developing an ecogeographical-adjusted and he rbivore-based pastoral industry for the Chinese Loess Plateau
从生态地理背景论草地畜牧业产业在黄土高原农业可持续发展中的战略地位

The Loess Plateau, a cradle of Chinese ancient civilization, has been affected b y various forms of human activities for millennia. During the last century, frag mentation and degradation of ecological environments on the Loess Plateau have b een accelerated due to the increasing population pressures and intensification o f land use. Human's impacts on the Loess Plateau frequently lead to vegetation c hanges that take place faster than natural vegetation transformation, leading to severe soil and water loss...