Soil and groundwater chemistry and vegetation distribution in a desert playa, Owens Lake, California

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-244

  Dahlgren, R A ^a   Richards, J H ^a   Yu, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline soils; Anoxic groundwater; Atriplex confertifolia; Atriplex parryi; Boron toxicity; Distichlis spicata; Salinity; Sarcobatus vermiculatus; Suaeda moquinii

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DESERT; DUNE STABILIZATION; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; ROOTING ZONE; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

USA, CALIFORNIA, OWENS LAKE;

ATRIPLEX PARRYI; CHENOPODIACEAE; DISTICHLIS SPICATA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030880049     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324989709381475     Document Type: Article

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