Spatial Distribution of Soil Organic Matter Using Geostatistics: A Key Indicator to Assess Soil Degradation Status in Central Italy

Pedosphere

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 230-242

  Marchetti, A ^a   Piccini, C ^a   Francaviglia, R ^a   Mabit, L ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Ordinary kriging; Soil organic carbon; Soil quality; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; KRIGING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEXTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ABRUZZI; ITALY;

EID: 84859757739     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(12)60010-1     Document Type: Article

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