Whether they are lime-grey or dark black, loess sediments and the soils derived from them are of special importance for agriculture worldwide because they are some of the most fertile soils there are.

Whether they are lime-grey or dark black, loess sediments and the soils derived from them are of special importance for agriculture worldwide because they are some of the most fertile soils there are.

While the soils are predominantly sandy, reflecting their coastal origins, they may also be buried under silty loess deposits, increasing the diversity of soil textures across the area (Figure 2). The ...

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24, No. 4, Nov., 2004 Soil Erosion Dynamics on the Chinese Loe... Soil Erosion Dynamics on the Chinese Loess Plateau in the Last 10,000 Years This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer ...

Home to more than 50 million people, the Loess Plateau in China’s Northwest takes its name from the dry powdery wind-blown soil. Centuries of overuse and overgrazing led to one of the highest erosion ...

The Loess Plateau is the cradle of the Chinese civilisation because the soils formed on Loess are very fertile and easy to farm. But Loess soils are extremely prone to erosion by water and wind.