Aquods and psammaquents: Problems in hydric soil identification

Aquic Conditions and Hydric Soils: The Problem Soils

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-59

  Kuehl, R J ^a   Comerford, N B ^a   Brown, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquods; Hydric soil determinations; Hydric soil indicator; Hydrology; Hydrophytic vegetation; Psammaquents; Soil morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002700960     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub50.c3     Document Type: Chapter

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