Field measurement of soil water repellency and its impact on water flow under different vegetation

Biologia

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 537-541

  Lichner, L'Ubomír ^a   Hallett, Paul D ^b   Feeney, Debbie S ^b   Ďugová, Olívia ^a   Šír, Miloslav ^c   Tesař, Miroslav ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF HYDRODYNAMICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Sandy soil; Vegetation; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849136447     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-007-0106-4     Document Type: Article

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