Radioisotopic and physicochemical background indicators to assess soil degradation affecting olive orchards in southern Spain

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 159, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-80

  Mabit, Lionel ^a   Chhem Kieth, Sorivan ^b   Toloza, Arsenio ^b   Vanwalleghem, Tom ^c   Bernard, Claude ^d   Amate, Juan Infante ^e   González de Molina, Manuel ^e   Gómez, José A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^d Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose rate; Erosion; Olive orchards; Radionuclides; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; EVERGREEN TREE; PEDOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84864071675     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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