Water-holding characteristics of metasedimentary rock in selected forest ecosystems in southwestern oregon

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1578-1582

  Zwieniecki, Maciej A ^a   Newton, Michael ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE WATER CONTENT; BEDROCK; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; METASEDIMENT; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SEMI ARID ENVIRONMENT; SEMIARID CLIMATE;

USA, OREGON;

EID: 0030301288     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000050042x     Document Type: Article

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