Morphological and physico-chemical characteristics of soils in a steppe region of the Kherlen River basin, Mongolia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 333, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-108

  Maki, Asano ^a   Kenji, Tamura ^a   Kiyokazu, Kawada ^b   Teruo, Higashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kastanozems; Mongolia; RAISE; Soil morphology; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; SOILS;

KASTANOZEMS; SOIL MORPHOLOGY; SOIL PROPERTIES;

VEGETATION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

BULK DENSITY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONIC COMPOSITION; KASTANOZEM; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL SURVEY; STEPPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KHERLEN BASIN; MONGOLIA;

EID: 33846035006     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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