Soil in the agricultural area of Biosphere 2 (1991-1993)

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 179-188

  Silverstone, S E ^a   Harwood, R R ^b   Franco Vizcaino, E ^c   Allen, J ^a   Nelson, M ^d  

^a Biospheres   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Institute of Ecotechnics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosphere 2; Organic matter; Soil

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOSPHERE; CARBON; CROP PRODUCTION; DENITRIFICATION; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; NITROGEN; SALINITY; SOIL; WASTE UTILIZATION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOSPHERE 2; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 0032766434     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(98)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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