Soil degradation related to overgrazing in the semi-arid southern caldenal area of Argentina

Soil Science

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 441-452

  Villamil, B V ^a   Amiotti, N M ^a   Peinemann, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Natural grasslands; Overgrazing; Roots; Semi arid area; Soil physical properties

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; GRASSLAND; OVERGRAZING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL DEGRADATION;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0034927785     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200107000-00002     Document Type: Article

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