An average soil erosion rate for Europe: Myth or reality?

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-50

  Boardman, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION RATE; SOIL EROSION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0031901782     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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