Effects of converting forest to avocado orchards on topsoil properties in the Trans-Mexican volcanic system, Mexico

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 452-467

  Bravo Espinosa, M ^a   Mendoza, M E ^b   Carlon Allende T ^b   Medina, L ^c   Saenz Reyes J T ^a   Paez R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b Laboratorio Universitario de Geofísica Ambiental   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Andosols; Avocado; Land cover land use change; Mexico; Organic matter; Soil penetration resistance

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEFORESTATION; FRUITS; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; ORCHARDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS; VOLCANOES;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; ANDOSOLS; AVOCADO; LAND COVER LAND USE CHANGES; ME-XICO; SOIL PENETRATION RESISTANCE;

LAND USE;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; ANDOSOL; DEFORESTATION; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST SOIL; FRUIT; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; ORCHARD; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; TOPSOIL;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 84908544717     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2163     Document Type: Article

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