Soil profile characteristics influencing runoff and soil erosion after forest fire: A case study (Valencia, Spain)

Soil Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-78

  Rubio, J L ^a   Forteza, J ^a   Andreu, V ^a   Cerni, R ^a  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burned soils; Soil loss; Space variability; Ware erosion

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; FIRE; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

SPAIN, VALENCIA, SIERRA CALDERONA;

EID: 0031128651     PISSN: 09333630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(96)00116-X     Document Type: Article

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