Determining spatial variation in soil properties in teak and native tropical forest plots using electromagnetic induction

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Brechet L ^a   Oatham, M ^a   Wuddivira, M ^a   Robinson, D A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ASSESSMENT METHODS; CARBON EMISSIONS; COMPLEX PICTURES; DRY AND WET; DRY SEASONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EMI SENSORS; FOREST BIODIVERSITY; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; LABOR INTENSIVE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; NATIVE FORESTS; RESIDUAL SOIL; RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION; SAND CONTENT; SEMIVARIOGRAMS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SATURATION; SOIL TEXTURES; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TROPICAL CONDITIONS; TROPICAL FOREST; WET SEASON;

BIODIVERSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; GAS EMISSIONS; LINEAR REGRESSION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SILT; SOIL MOISTURE; TEXTURES; TROPICS;

FORESTRY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GEOSTATISTICS; HYGROSCOPICITY; MONOCULTURE; NATIVE SPECIES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SATURATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SILTY CLAY; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST; VARIOGRAM;

BIODIVERSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; EMISSION; FORESTRY; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MOISTURE CONTENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESISTIVITY; SOIL;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 84870451510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2011.0102     Document Type: Article

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