Spatial variability in soil properties on slow-forming terraces in the Andes region of Ecuador

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-41

  Dercon, Gerd ^a,b,c   Deckers, Jozef ^b   Govers, Gerard ^b   Poesen, Jean ^b   Sánchez, Henrry ^a   Vanegas, Raúl ^a   Ramírez, Marco ^a   Loaiza, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c International Institute of Tropical Research   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Andes; Ecuador; Site specific management; Slow forming terraces; Soil quality; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ION EXCHANGE; POSITIVE IONS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

LAND DEGRADATION;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

SAMPLING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TERRACE;

ANDES; ECUADOR;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; PHALARIS TUBEROSA;

EID: 0038640816     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(03)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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