Application of the USLE in Savannah environment: Comparative experiences from East and West Africa

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 138-155

  Mati, B M ^a,b   Veihe, A ^a,b  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

East Africa; Erosion risk assessment; Savannah ecosystem; USLE; West Africa

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EROSIVITY; SAVANNA; SOIL EROSION; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION;

(EAST); (WEST); AFRICA;

EID: 0034933183     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9493.00099     Document Type: Article

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