Particle densities of wetland soils in northern Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-60

  Redding, T E ^a   Devito, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Loss on ignition; Organic matter; Particle density; Peat; Wetland soil

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOIL; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; WETLAND;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845511918     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S05-061     Document Type: Article

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