Soil erosion and sedimentation in Swaziland: An introduction

Soil Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-228

  Mushala, H M ^a   Morgan, R P C ^b   Scholten, T ^c   Felix Henningsen, P ^c   Rickson, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Saprolite; Soil erosion; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HUMAN IMPACT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SAPROLITE; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION;

SWAZILAND;

EID: 0031253573     PISSN: 09333630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(97)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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