Topographic and soil constraints to shale-gas development in the northcentral appalachians

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1696-1706

  Drohan, P J ^a   Brittingham, M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; APPALACHIANS; CROP PRODUCTION; DRAINAGE PROBLEMS; FRAGIPANS; INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; LANDSCAPE POSITIONS; PENNSYLVANIA; SITE RECLAMATION; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL CONSTRAINTS; SOIL DRAINAGE; SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT; WATER MOVEMENTS; WET SOIL;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CULTIVATION; GASES; RECLAMATION; RESTORATION; REVEGETATION; SHALE; SOIL CONSERVATION;

SOILS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CROP PRODUCTION; GIS; GRASS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; REVEGETATION; SHALE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL HORIZON; SUBSOIL; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ALLEGHENY PLATEAU; APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; APPALACHIANS; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84866431319     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0087     Document Type: Article

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