Soil resilience: A fundamental component of soil quality

Soil Science

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 224-234

  Seybold, C A ^a   Herrick, J E ^b   Brejda, J J ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Definition; Indicators; Soil function; Soil quality; Soil resilience; Soil resistance

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; RESILIENCE; SOIL PROPERTY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0032925932     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199904000-00002     Document Type: Article

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