Fractal features of soil particle-size distribution as affected by plant communities in the forested region of Mountain Yimeng, China

Geoderma

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 123-130

  Liu, Xia ^a   Zhang, Guangcan ^a   Heathman, Gary C ^b   Wang, Yaqin ^a   Huang, Chi hua ^b  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL SOIL EROSION RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Plant communities; Soil particle size distribution; Soil physical properties; Soil porosity; Yimeng mountainous area

Indexed keywords

MOUNTAINOUS AREA; PLANT COMMUNITIES; SOIL PARTICLES; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL POROSITY; YIMENG MOUNTAINOUS AREA;

CLAY MINERALS; COLOR; DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); LAND USE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POROSITY; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; SAND; SILT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NUT; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VOID;

CHINA; CLAY; COLOR; DEGRADATION; LAND USE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTS; POROSITY; SAND; SOIL; TRANSMITTANCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANDONG; YIMENG MOUNTAINS;

CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 70449651525     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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