Determining variability in characteristics of residential landscape soils that influences infiltration rates

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 249-255

  Pearson, Brian J ^a   Beeson Jr , Richard C ^a   Reinhart Adams, Carrie ^b   Olexa, Michael ^a   Shober, Amy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk Density; Compaction; Florida; Residential; Sandy Soil; Soil Moisture; Storm Water; Urban Soil

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; INFILTRATION; PORE SPACE; SANDY SOIL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; WATER RELATIONS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889030980     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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