Humus index: An integrated tool for the assessment of forest floor and topsoil properties

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1996-2001

  Ponge, Jean François ^a   Chevalier, Richard ^b   Loussot, Philippe ^c  

^a Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

^b Domaine des Barres   (France)

^c Maison de l'Agriculture de Seine et Marne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; ION EXCHANGE; POSITIVE IONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT;

SOILS;

FOREST FLOOR; HUMUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOPSOIL;

EID: 0036851189     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2002.1996     Document Type: Article

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