Land-use effects on soil properties on the north-western slopes of New South Wales: Implications for soil condition assessment

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 359-367

  Wilson, B R ^a   Growns, Ivor ^a   Lemon, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

NSW; NW Slopes; Soil condition; Soil indicators; Soil monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CONDITION MONITORING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SODIUM; SOILS; STEEL BRIDGES;

(PL) PROPERTIES; AUSTRALIA; BULK DENSITY (BD); CURRENT STATUS; DATA SETS; LAND MANAGERS; LAND USE; MONITORING PROGRAMS; NA CONCENTRATION; NEW SOUTH WALES (NSW); PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS (PCA); SOIL BULK DENSITY (BD); SOIL CONDITION ASSESSMENT; SOIL CONDITIONING; SOIL DEPTHS; SOIL INDICATORS; SOIL PARAMETERS; SOIL PROPERTIES; WOODLAND SOILS;

SOIL TESTING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BULK DENSITY; DATA SET; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SLOPE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROPERTY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 45849124931     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR07231     Document Type: Article

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