Sediment loss from a waste rock dump, ERA ranger mine, Northern Australia

Australian Geographical Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-51

  Saynor, Michael J ^a   Evans, Kenneth G ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; EROSION; MINE WASTE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; RANGER MINE;

EID: 0035037279     PISSN: 00049190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8470.00128     Document Type: Article

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