Spatial patterns of surface soil properties and vegetation in a Mediterranean semi-arid steppe

Plant and Soil

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 279-291

  Maestre, Fernando T ^a   Cortina, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachypodium retusum; Correlation analysis; Geostatistics; SADIE; Semi arid steppe; Spatial distribution; Stipa tenacissima; Surface soil properties

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; SOIL CRUST; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEPPE;

BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM RETUSUM; BRYOPHYTA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 0036321074     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016172308462     Document Type: Article

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