Physical and chemical properties of soils under some piñon-juniper-oak canopies in a semi-arid ecosystem in New Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 673-685

  Shukla, M K ^a   Lal, R ^b   Ebinger, M ^c   Meyer, C ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detritus material; Soil bulk density; Soil organic carbon; Soil structure; Total nitrogen; Water infiltration; Water stable aggregates

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BULK DENSITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; NITROGEN; PH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE; WATER QUALITY;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS MONOSPERMA; PINUS EDULIS; QUERCUS GAMBELII; TILLANDSIA LINEATISPICA;

EID: 33646562226     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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