The role of cryptogams in runoff and erosion control on Bariland in the Nepal middle hills of the Southern Himalaya

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1303-1315

  Gaskin, Steve ^a   Gardner, Rita ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Town Planning Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bariland; Cryptogams; Himalaya; Nepal; Soil loss; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; EROSION; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RUNOFF; SOILS; STORMS; WEED CONTROL;

CRYPTOGAM SOIL COATINGS; DEPRESSIONAL STORAGE;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

RUNOFF; SOIL CRUST; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION COVER;

NEPAL;

EID: 0035504125     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.277     Document Type: Article

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