Researching crusting soils: Themes, trends, recent developments and implications for managing soil and water resources in dry areas

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 442-461

  Patrick, E ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH PROGRAM; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036372953     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0309133302pp338pr     Document Type: Article

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