Recently added articles from Australian Journal of Soil Research:
Aggregate stability of salt-affected kaolinitic soils on the North-east Plateau, Thailand.(Report)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Introduction Soil aggregate stability is an important property of clay-rich soil and affects sustainability and crop production. Soil aggregates are held together by various organic and inorganic materials and through several mechanisms (Ben-Hur et al. 1985; Chan and Mullins ...
Combined effects of organic matter and pH on acute toxicity of cadmium to Paronychiurus kimi (collembola): development of response surface model.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Introduction The effects of metal toxicity on soil invertebrates are usually related to the concentrations of metal they are exposed to in the soil. However, in addition to metal toxicity varying between test species, soil properties also greatly influence the concentration at ...
Nutrient losses under simulated rainfall from pasture plots in the great lakes district, New South Wales.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Introduction The Great Lakes district (New South Wales, Australia) is ~100km north of Newcastle. The district has significant environmental and economic attributes (such as tourism) that rely on maintaining water quality within the lakes and their tributaries, in the district, ...
Losses of nitrogen in surface runoff from a plantation horticulture farm in coastal Queensland, Australia.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Introduction The south-eastern and northern coastal regions of Queensland, Australia, border the world's largest expanse of protected marine habitat, known as the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA). The ecosystem of this reef is sustained by an oligotrophic marine ...
Characterising and improving the deteriorating trends in soil physical quality under banana.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Introduction Minimising and/or reversing the deteriorating trends in soil quality after forest cleating and subsequent use for intensive cropping under different management arc important in relation to long-term sustainable use and environmental health. Sediment export from the ...