Pore system changes of damaged Brazilian oxisols and nitosols induced by wet-dry cycles as seen in 2-D micromorphologic image analysis

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 151-161

  Pires, Luiz F ^a,b   Reichardt, Klaus ^b   Cooper, Miguel ^b   Cássaro, Fabio A M ^a   Dias, Nivea M P ^a   Bacchi, Osny O S ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Compaction; Micromorphology; Soil bulk density; Soil porosity; Soil structure; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049090460     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652009000100016     Document Type: Article

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