The effectiveness of bench-terracing and afforestation for erosion control on Rana sediments in Central Spain

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 337-351

  Ternan, J L ^a   Williams, A G ^a   Elmes, A ^a   Fitzjohn, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Bench terraces; Erosion control; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

ANURA;

AFFORESTATION; BENCH TERRACE; BENCH TERRACING; EROSION CONTROL; MANAGEMENT APPROACH; MANAGEMENT METHOD; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; TERRACE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0030392718     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199612)7:4<337::AID-LDR238>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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