Wind erosion and soil carbon dynamics in south-western Australia

Aeolian Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 129-141

  Harper, R J ^a,b   Gilkes, R J ^a   Hill, M J ^c   Carter, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian geomorphology; Carbon sequestration

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARID REGION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DRYLAND FARMING; EOLIAN PROCESS; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; REGOLITH; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WIND EROSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; JERRAMUNGUP; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 71849091512     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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