Effect of land use change on selected soil physical and chemical properties in north highlands of Iran

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 496-502

  Emadi, Mostafa ^a   Emadi, Mehdi ^a   Baghernejad, Majid ^a   Fathi, Hamed ^a   Saffari, Mahboub ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alborz mountains range; Land use change; Mean weight diameter; Tilth index; Water stable aggregate

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AGRICULTURE; CARBON; EROSION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

ALBORZ MOUNTAINS RANGE; LAND-USE CHANGE; MEAN WEIGHT DIAMETER; TILTH INDICES; WATER STABLE AGGREGATES;

SOILS;

EID: 42049110162     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.496.502     Document Type: Article

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