Control factors in the segregation of Mollisols and Aridisols of the semiarid-arid transition of Argentina

Catena

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 220-228

  Bravo, Oscar ^a   Blanco, María del C ^a   Amiotti, Nilda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b CERZOS Centro de Recursos Naturales y Renovables de las Zonas Semiáridas CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aridisol; Mollisol; Semiarid arid transition of Argentina; Soil color; Soil organic carbon; Topsoil texture

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; MOLLISOL; ORGANIC CARBON; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL COLOR;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34247326586     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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