Impact of ski pistes on soil properties: A case study from a mountainous area in the Mediterranean region

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-277

  Delgado, R ^a   Sanchez Maranon M ^a   Martin Garcia J M ^b   Aranda, V ^b   Serrano Bernardo, F ^a   Rosua J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grass seeding; Ski runs; Soil quality; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOUNTAIN REGION; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STRUCTURE; TOPSOIL;

ANDALUCIA; BETIC CORDILLERA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SIERRA NEVADA [BETIC CORDILLERA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

FUNGI;

EID: 34548036241     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2007.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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