Journal of Northwest Forestry University, Volume. 40, Issue 4, 267(2025)

Comparative Analysis of Soil Water Conservation Functions between Larix kaempferi Plantation Forests and Natural Secondary Forests in the Xiaolongshan Region

TIAN Linghong1,2, LIU Fanghu3, and YOU Quangang4,5、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Lizi Forest Farm of Gansu Xiaolongshan Forestry Protection Center, Tianshui 741002, Gansu, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Secondary Forest Cultivation in Gansu Province, Tianshui 741002, Gansu, China
  • 3Shanmen Forest Farm of Gansu Xiaolongshan Forestry Protection Center, Tianshui 741002, Gansu, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • 5Drylands Salinization Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Minqin 733306, Gansu, China
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    TIAN Linghong, LIU Fanghu, YOU Quangang. Comparative Analysis of Soil Water Conservation Functions between Larix kaempferi Plantation Forests and Natural Secondary Forests in the Xiaolongshan Region[J]. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2025, 40(4): 267

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    Paper Information

    Received: May. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 12, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 12, 2025

    The Author Email: YOU Quangang (youqg@lzb.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1001-7461.2025.04.28

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