Successful soil remediation and reforestation of a calcic regosol amended with composted urban waste

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-311

  Roman R ^a   Fortun C ^a   Garcia Lopez De Sa M E ^a   Almendros, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Compost; Degraded soil; Heavy metals; Hydraulic conductivity; Pinus halepensis; Pistacia lentiscus; Quercus coccifera; Santolina chamaecyparissus; Soil water

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; REFORESTATION; REGOSOL; REVEGETATION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL WATER;

PINUS HALEPENSIS; PISTACIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS COCCIFERA; SANTOLINA CHAMAECYPARISSUS; SPARTIUM; SPARTIUM JUNCEUM;

EID: 0037707060     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980301599     Document Type: Article

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