Water-retention capacity in fine earth and gravel fractions of semiarid Mediterranean Montane soils

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-45

  Oyonarte, C ^a   Escoriza, I ^a   Delgado, R ^b   Pinto, V ^c   Delgado, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Available water; Pedotransfer functions; Soil moisture; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

GRAVEL; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; MONTANE REGION; ORGANIC CARBON; SAND; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WATER RETENTION CAPACITY;

SPAIN, ANDALUSIA, ALMERIC;

EID: 0031936908     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324989809381495     Document Type: Article

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