Fragmentation fractal dimensions of Vertisol samples: Influence of sieving time and soil pretreatment

Geoderma

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 75-83

  Millan, H ^a   Gonzalez Posada M ^a   Benito, R M ^b  

^a Universidad de Granma   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Fragmentation; Soil aggregates; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRAGMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SIEVING; SOIL AGGREGATE; VERTISOL;

EID: 0036065063     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(02)00140-4     Document Type: Article

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