The influence of local elevation on soil properties and tree health in remnant eucalypt woodlands affected by secondary salinity

Plant and Soil

Volumn 265, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 175-188

  Cramer, Viki A ^a   Hobbs, Richard J ^a   Atkins, Lyn ^b   Hodgson, Geoff ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elevation; Hydrology; Remnant vegetation; Salinity; Shallow water table; Soil chloride; Soil water content; Threshold; Tree health

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; FOREST HEALTH; SALINITY; SOIL PROPERTY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS WANDOO;

EID: 14744277290     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-0889-4     Document Type: Article

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