Properties and development of soils on reclaimed alluvial sediments of the Humber estuary, eastern England

Catena

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-147

  Ellis, S ^a   Atherton, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Estuarine sediments; Pedogenesis; Ripening; Soil reclamation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHRONOSEQUENCE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; PEDOGENESIS; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

ENGLAND; HUMBER ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038367501     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(02)00179-0     Document Type: Article

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