Spatial characteristics of soil properties along an elevational gradient in a Carolina bay wetland

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1273-1277

  Reese, Rachel E ^a   Moorhead, Kevin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; CLAY; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; PH; SAMPLING; SILT;

CAROLINA BAY WETLAND; ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL TEXTURE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

SOILS;

A HORIZON; SOIL PROPERTIES; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOSEQUENCE; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA, CAROLINA BAY;

EID: 0029659377     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000040045x     Document Type: Article

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