Natural and fire-induced soil water repellency in a portuguese shrubland

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2283-2295

  Stoof, Cathelijne R ^a,b,c   Moore, Demie ^a,d   Ritsema, Coen J ^a   Dekker, Louis W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^d Aquatrols Corporation of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY COVER; LAND DEGRADATION; LONG TERM MONITORING; NATURAL PHENOMENA; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SHRUBLANDS; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER REPELLENCY; SURFACE SOIL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER DROP PENETRATION TIME; WATER REPELLENCY;

DEGRADATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

DEWATERING;

CLIPPING; FOREST FIRE; LAND DEGRADATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SHRUBLAND; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; TOPSOIL;

PORTUGUESA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 79955384027     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0046     Document Type: Article

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