Aggregate breakdown dynamics under rainfall compared with aggregate stability measurements

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-238

  Legout, C ^a,b   Leguedois S ^b   Le Bissonnais, Y ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Centre de recherche d'Orléans   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; RAINFALL; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 15444374182     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2004.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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