Linear fractal analysis of three Mexican soils in different management systems

Soil Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-223

  Oleschko, Klaudia ^a   Fuentes, Carlos ^b   Brambila, Fernando ^a   Alvarez, Roman ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dimension; Linear fractal analysis; Management

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PEDOGENESIS;

MEXICO;

EID: 0031082066     PISSN: 09333630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(96)00126-2     Document Type: Article

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