Soil/landscape relationships in a mesotidal Maine estuary

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1323-1334

  Osher, L J ^a   Flannagan, C T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SYSTEMS; LANDSCAPE POSITION; SURVEYING EQUIPMENT;

BATHYMETRY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ESTUARIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BATHYMETRY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ESTUARIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; SOIL SURVEYS;

BATHYMETRY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; GIS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; PEDOLOGY; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL SURVEY;

MAINE; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447500268     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0224     Document Type: Article

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