Integrating biophysical and socio-economic aspects of soil conservation on the Loess Plateau, China. Part I. Design and calibration of a model

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-139

  Stocking, Michael ^a   Lu, Y ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Available water storage capacity; China; Economics; Erosion prediction; Simulation modelling; Soil conservation; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EROSION CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOIL CONSERVATION;

CHINA;

EID: 0034017178     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(200003/04)11:2<125::AID-LDR372>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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