Fractal characteristics of particle size distributions of mangroves soils in Yingluo Bay

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-14

  Liang, Shichu ^a   Dong, Ming ^a   Wang, Bosun ^b   Zhang, Weiyin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Mangroves; Particle size distribution; Soil

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MANGROVE; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL PROPERTY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AVICENNIA; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL;

ALGORITHMS; AVICENNIA; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL;

CHINA;

AVICENNIA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0037280175     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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