A preliminary watershed scale soil quality assessment in north central Iowa, USA

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-299

  Karlen, Douglas L ^a   Tomer, Mark D ^a   Neppel, Jerry ^b   Cambardella, Cynthia A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Iowa Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP); Soil conditioning index (SCI); Soil fertility; Soil health; Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF); Soil quality

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHING; ORGANIC CARBON; QUALITY CONTROL; WATERSHEDS;

CONSERVATION EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT (CEAP); SOIL CONDITIONING INDEX (SCI); SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL HEALTH; SOIL MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (SMAF); SOIL QUALITY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CALCIUM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INDEX METHOD; LEACHING; MAGNESIUM; PH; POTASSIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATERSHED;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH FORK IOWA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43749121627     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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