Heterogeneity of physico-chemical properties in structured soils and its consequences

Pedosphere

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-296

  Jasinska, E ^a   Wetzel, H ^a   Baumgartl, T ^b   Horn, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregate peeling; Aggregation; Chemical disequilibrium; Microbial activity; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; ION EXCHANGE; LAND USE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PORE SPACE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TYPE; TILLAGE; VEGETATION TYPE; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33745120186     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(06)60054-4     Document Type: Article

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