Designing field studies in soil science

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Pennock, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesium; Hypothesis testing; Landscape scale; Pattern studies; Research design; Sampling; Soil genesis; Spatial statistics

Indexed keywords

FIELD SURVEY; SAMPLING; SOIL SCIENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442515300     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S03-039     Document Type: Review

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