Ecology of soil erosion in ecosystems

Ecosystems

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 416-426

  Pimentel, David ^a   Kounang, Nadia ^a  

^a Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Erosion; Food; Nutrients; Soil; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001581690     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100219900035     Document Type: Article

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