Two microenvironments at the soil surface of saline wetlands in monegros, spain wetland soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 653-663

  Dominguez Beisiegel M ^a   Castaneda C ^b   Herrero, J ^b  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SOILS; DRY AND WET SEASONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INLAND WETLANDS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; POLYGONAL PLATE; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; SOIL MICROENVIRONMENTS;

AGRICULTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); WETLANDS;

SOILS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GERMINATION; HOMOGENEITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALINE SOIL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL WATER; WETLAND; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84877311089     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0014     Document Type: Article

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