Soil chemistry and morphology transects to assist wetland delineation in four semi-arid saline lakes, south-western Queensland

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 208-220

  Biggs, A J W ^a   Bryant, K ^a   Watling, K M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID SULFATE SOILS; BEACH RIDGE; EVAPORATIVE CONCENTRATION; FORMING PROCESS; QUEENSLAND; SALINE LAKE; SALINITY TRENDS; SEMI ARID; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL SURFACES; TRANSITION ZONES; WAVE ACTIONS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BEACHES; COLOR; FORESTRY; LAKES; LEACHING; SALTS; WETLANDS;

SOILS;

DATA SET; DEFLATION; EVAPORATION; NEUTRALIZATION; PEDOLOGY; SALINE LAKE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SURVEY; TRANSECT; TRANSITION ZONE; WAVE ACTION; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 79551660138     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR09127     Document Type: Article

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