Factors affecting soil erosion hazards and conservation needs for tropical steeplands

Soil Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-16

  El Swaify, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation policy; Cropping systems; Empirical models; Land use systems; Rainfall; Rainfed farming; Runoff; Socio economic factors; Soil loss; Tillage systems; Topography; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031148671     PISSN: 09333630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(96)00111-0     Document Type: Article

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