Soil fertility affected by land use history, relief position, and parent material under a tropical climate in NW-Vietnam

• Main Authors: Gerhard Clemens, Sabine Fiedler, Nguyen Dinh Cong, Nyuyen Van Dung, Ulrich Schuler, Karl Stahr
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77950691396&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50746
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In Vietnam as much as half of the total land area is already degraded by soil erosion and nutrient depletion. In particular, degradation due to deforestation is increasingly affecting mountainous areas in north-western Vietnam. The necessity to safeguard the farmers' livelihoods requires sustai...