Long-term contemporary erosion rates in an arid rangelands environment in Western new south wales, Australia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 173-187

  Fanning, Patricia ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid rangelands; Erosion rates; Overgrazing; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

OVERGRAZING; RANGELAND; SOIL EROSION RATE;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0028164191     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(05)80055-2     Document Type: Article

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