Comparison of soil water-contents as measured with a neutron probe and time domain reflectometry in a Mediterranean forest ("Sierra de Gata", Central Western Spain)

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-193

  Vicente, María Amparo ^a   Gallardo, Juan Fernando ^a   Moreno, Gerardo ^b   González, María Isabel ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Escuela de Ingenieria Tec Forest   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean climate; Neutron probe; Oak forests; Soil water content; TDR; Western Spain

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; FOREST SOIL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NEUTRON PROBE; SOIL WATER;

SIERRA DE GATA; SPAIN;

QUERCUS;

EID: 0038046124     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2003011     Document Type: Article

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