Spatial distribution of main forest soil groups in Croatia as a function of basic pedogenetic factors

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 363-371

  Antonić, Oleg ^a   Pernar, Nikola ^b   Jelaska, Sven D ^c  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Department of Natural Resources Management   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Lithological substratum; Macroclimate; Neural networks; Pedogenesis; Raster GIS; Relief

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST SOIL; LITHOLOGY; PEDOGENESIS; RELIEF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0346936364     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00239-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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