The effect of land use on soil erosion in the Guadiana watershed in Puerto Rico

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 298-307

  Del Mar López, Tania ^a   Aide, T Mitchell ^a   Scatena, F N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LAND USE; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0032459625     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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