Fractal Characteristics of Stagnic Anthrosols and the Relationship with Soil Micro-Structure

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 605-612

  XU, Xiang ming ^a,b   HE, Yu rong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

fractal dimension; micro aggregate; micro morphology; Stagnic Anthrosols

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649129286     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(08)60252-7     Document Type: Article

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