Identification of sensitive indicators to assess the interrelationship between soil quality, management practices and human health

SOIL

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 173-185

  Zornoza, R ^a   Acosta, J A ^a   Bastida, F ^b   Dominguez S G ^a   Toledo, D M ^c   Faz, A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; INDEX METHOD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 85007588072     PISSN: 21993971     EISSN: 2199398X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/soil-1-173-2015     Document Type: Article

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