The intertemporal impact of soil erosion on non-uniform soil profiles: A new direction in analyzing erosion impacts

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 415-429

  Hoag, Dana L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL PROFILE;

USA;

EID: 0032053387     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(97)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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