The impact of water harvesting on soil properties in the island of Fuerteventura, Spain

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-91

  Jimenez C ^a   Tejedor, M ^a   Diaz F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arid zones; Dry farming; Saline soils; Water harvesting

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CLAY; RUNOFF; SILT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FUERTEVENTURA; LAS PALMAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 2342645598     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2003218     Document Type: Article

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