Plant-available calcium varies widely in soils on serpentinite landscapes

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2087-2095

  McGahan, Donald G ^a   Southard, Randal J ^b   Claassen, Victor P ^b  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CONCENTRATION OF; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; PARENT MATERIALS; PLANT PERFORMANCE; PLANT SPECIES COMPOSITION; SERPENTINE SOILS; SERPENTINITE; SHALLOW SOILS; SOIL VOLUME;

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LAKES; MINERALOGY; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

MINERALS;

CALCIUM; GRASS; MAGNESIUM; MINERALOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARENT MATERIAL; PATCHINESS; PEDON; SERPENTINE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL SURVEY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

VULPIA MICROSTACHYS;

EID: 72449203637     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0087     Document Type: Article

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