A DISCUSSION ON THE DIRECTION OF PRODUCTIONDEVELOPMENT AND WAY OF HALTING THEPROCESS OF DESERTIFICATION IN THE MAO-WUSU SANDY LAND, ORDOS PLATEAU──BASED ON THE SURVEY OF THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

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  • Department of Geography, Peking University

Online published: 1983-07-15

Abstract

Maowusu sandy land is fairly situated on the borderline between the Shansi Province and Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region as well as Ningsha Autonomous Region. The total area of Maowusu sandy land accounts for 40,000 km2, approximately 3.6% of the total area of China's desert.

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Lin Ya-zhen, Chen Chuan-kang, Chen Chang-tu . A DISCUSSION ON THE DIRECTION OF PRODUCTIONDEVELOPMENT AND WAY OF HALTING THEPROCESS OF DESERTIFICATION IN THE MAO-WUSU SANDY LAND, ORDOS PLATEAU──BASED ON THE SURVEY OF THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA[J]. Acta Geographica Sinica, 1983 , 38(3) : 229 -240 . DOI: 10.11821/xb198303003

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