A comparison of the texture of grassland and eroded sandy soils from Shropshire, UK

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 301-305

  Fullen, M A ^a   Zhi, Wu Bo ^b   Brandsma, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grassland; Loamy sand; Soil erosion; Soil organic matter; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GRASSLAND; SANDY SOIL; SOIL TEXTURE; TOPSOIL;

UNITED KINGDOM, ENGLAND, SHROPSHIRE;

EID: 0032474484     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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