Vertic movements and the development of stone covers and gullies, Tigray Highlands, Ethiopia

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-164

  Nyssen, Jan ^a   Moeyersons, Jan ^c   Deckers, Jozef ^a   Haile, Mitiku ^d   Poesen, Jean ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^d Makallè University College   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GULLY EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SURFACE LAYER; VERTISOL;

ETHIOPIA; TIGRAY;

EID: 0034210848     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/zfg/44/2000/145     Document Type: Article

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