Primary and residual effects of abrams tank traffic on prairie soil properties

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2151-2161

  Althoff, Peggy S ^a   Thien, Stephen J ^a   Todd, Timothy C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRAMS TANKS; BULK DENSITY; CURVE AREAS; DISTURBANCE EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDICATOR VARIABLES; MILITARY LAND; MILITARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES; MONITORING PROGRAMS; PENETROMETER RESISTANCE; RESIDUAL EFFECTS; RUT DEPTH; SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL DISPLACEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL SURFACES; TALLGRASS PRAIRIE; TANK TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC EVENT; TRAFFIC INTENSITY; WET SOIL;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COMPACTION; MILITARY VEHICLES; SOIL MECHANICS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TEXTURES; TRACKED VEHICLES;

SOILS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; GRASSLAND SOIL; MILITARY LAND; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRAIRIE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEXTURE; TRAINING;

FORT RILEY; KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78249280324     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0091     Document Type: Article

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