Spatial heterogeneity within the plough layer: Low and moderate variability of soil properties

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-187

  Röver, Manuela ^a   Kaiser, Ernst August ^a  

^a Institute für Bodenbiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; SOIL;

HETEROGENEITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345561539     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00272-1     Document Type: Article

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