The effect of land use on runoff and soil erosion rates under Mediterranean conditions

Catena

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-59

  Kosmas, C ^a   Danalatos, N ^a   Cammeraat, L H ^b   Chabart, M ^c   Diamantopoulos, J ^d   Farand, R ^c   Gutierrez, L ^e   Jacob, A ^f   Marques, H ^f   Martinez Fernandez, J ^g   Mizara, A ^a   Moustakas, N ^a   Nicolau, J M ^e   Oliveros, C ^c   Pinna, G ^h   Puddu, R ^h   Puigdefabregas, J ^e   Roxo, M ^f   Simao, A ^f   Stamou, G ^d   Tomasi, N ^h   Usai, D ^h   Vacca, A ^h   more..

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

erosion; land use; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031104750     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(96)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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