Pore space characteristics as indicators of soil behaviour in gypsiferous soils

Geoderma

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 87-109

  Poch, Rosa Maria ^a   De Coster, Walter ^b   Stoops, Georges ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gypsiferous soils; Image analysis; Micromorphology; Physical properties

Indexed keywords

GYPSUM; PORE SPACE; POROSITY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL PROPERTY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0031775332     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(98)00068-8     Document Type: Article

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