The effect of grazing on soil and water losses under arid and mediterranean climates. Implications for desertification

Pirineos

Volumn , Issue 153-154, 1999, Pages 159-174

  Cerda A ^a   Lavee, H ^b  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Grazing; Land degradation; Overland flow; Patchiness; Sediment concentration; Simulated rainfall

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DEGRADATION; DESERTIFICATION; GRAZING;

EID: 0033513577     PISSN: 03732568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/pirineos.1999.v153-154.111     Document Type: Article

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