Reservations regarding the soil quality concept

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1039-1054

  Sojka, R E ^a   Upchurch, D R ^b  

^a Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

^b Cropping Syst Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

SOIL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

SOIL QUALITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0032753893     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6351039x     Document Type: Review

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