Evaluating the effects of changes in landscape structure on soil erosion by water and tillage

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 577-589

  Van Oost, Kristof ^a   Govers, Gerard ^a   Desmet, Phillipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Field boundary; Land use; Soil erosion; Tillage; WATEM

Indexed keywords

LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE; WATER EROSION;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0033913328     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008198215674     Document Type: Article

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