Evaluation of a site conservation rating system in southeastern Arizona

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 277-284

  Watters, Susan E ^a,c   Weltz, Mark A ^b   Smith, E Lamar ^c  

^a USDA ARS ^*  (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

range condition; site conservation; soil erosion; sustainable agriculture; threshold; WEPP model

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; RANGELAND; SITE CONSERVATION THRESHOLD; SOIL EROSION; SOIL STABILITY; WEPP MODEL;

USA, ARIZONA;

EID: 0029660601     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002891     Document Type: Article

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