Assessing the impact of land conversion to urban use on soils with different productivity levels in the USA

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 391-402

  Nizeyimana, E L ^a   Petersen, G W ^a   Imhoff, M L ^a   Sinclair H R , Jr ^a   Waltman, S W ^a   Reed Margetan, D S ^a   Levine, E R ^a   Russo, J M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS; URBAN PLANNING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

LAND CONVERSIONS;

LAND USE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; LAND EVALUATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL SURVEY; URBANIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035037194     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2001.652391x     Document Type: Article

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