Mapping soil water holding capacity over large areas to predict potential production of forest stands

Geoderma

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 355-366

  Piedallu, Christian ^a,b   Gégout, Jean Claude ^a,b   Bruand, Ary ^c,d   Seynave, Ingrid ^a,b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^d Centre de recherche d'Orléans   (France)

Author keywords

Digital soil mapping; Geographic Information System (GIS); Site index; Soil water holding capacity; Vegetation modelling; Water balance

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; SITE INDEX; SOIL MAPPING; SOIL WATER HOLDING CAPACITY; WATER BALANCE;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; VEGETATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER RESOURCES;

FORECASTING;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT; FOREST COVER; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST SOIL; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; GROWTH RESPONSE; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; SITE INDEX; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WATER BUDGET;

ECOLOGY; FORECASTS; FORESTRY; GIS; MAPPING; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLANTS; SOIL; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

ASTEROLECANIIDAE; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 78650750568     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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