Water retention in Australian soils. I. Description and prediction using parametric functions

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-212

  Cresswell, Hamish P ^a   Paydar, Zahra ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Matric potential; Simulation modelling; Soil water balance; Soil water characteristic; Soil water content; Soil water retention

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; DATA; INTRODUCED BIVALVE; MANAGEMENT; MATRIX POTENTIAL; MODELS; OVERGROWTH; QUAGGA MUSSEL; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; SPONGE; THEORY; ZEBRA MUSSEL;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA, GREAT LAKES; CANADA, QUEBEC, ST LAWRENCE RIVER; USA, GREAT LAKES;

DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0029729461     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960195     Document Type: Article

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