Effect of surface roughness and mulch on semi-arid revegetation success, soil chemistry and soil movement

Catena

Volumn 143, Issue , 2016, Pages 215-220

  Beggy, Holly M ^a   Fehmi, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Bouteloua curtipendula; Erosion; Soil pH; Warm season perennial grasses

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; EROSION CONTROL; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; PERENNIAL PLANT; PH; PHYTOMASS; REVEGETATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; STRAW; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA; POACEAE;

EID: 84963948214     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2016.04.011     Document Type: Article

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