Soil erosion in the UK initiated by grazing animals: A need for a national survey

Applied Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-141

  Evans, Robert ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Overgrazing; Peat uplands; Soil erosion; UK

Indexed keywords

BARE SOIL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; OVERGRAZING; PEAT UPLAND; SOIL EROSION;

UK;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030832783     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-6228(97)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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