Acid sulfate soils in Australia: Characteristics, problems and management

Pedosphere

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-298

  Lin, C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate soils; Australia; Estuarine floodplain; Management; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004157861     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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