Patterns of rock fragment cover generated by tillage erosion

Geomorphology

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 183-197

  Poesen, Jean ^a   Van Wesemael, Bas ^a   Govers, Gerard ^a   Martinez Fernandez, José ^b   Desmet, Philippe ^a   Vandaele, Karel ^a   Quine, Timothy ^c   Degraer, Greet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duckfoot chisel; Land degradation; Rock fragment cover pattern; Rock fragments; Slope morphology; Spain; Tillage erosion; Topographic curvature

Indexed keywords

LAND DEGRADATION; ROCK FRAGMENT COVER; TILAGE EROSION;

SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, ALMERIA, GUADALENTIN RIVER;

EID: 0030842383     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-555x(96)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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