The effects of Woylie (Bettongia penicillata) foraging on soil water repellency and water infiltration in heavy textured soils in southwestern Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 492-496

  Garkaklis, Mark J ^a   Bradley, J S ^a   Wooller, R D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bettongia penicillata; Soil water repellency; Water infiltration; Woodland soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044396148     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00757.x     Document Type: Article

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