Plant colonization and biomass production in a xeric torriorthent amended with urban solid refuse

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 245-255

  Diaz, E ^a   Roldan, A ^a   Castillo, V ^a   Albaladejo, J ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Degraded soils; Organic amendment; Plant cover; Semiarid areas

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; DEGRADED SOIL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PLANT COVER; SEMIARID AREA; SOIL AMENDMENT; URBAN SOLID REFUSE;

MEDITERRANEAN;

EID: 0031425875     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-145x(199709)8:3<245::aid-ldr255>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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