Dryland Degradation by Wind Erosion and its Control

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 351-367

  Sterk, Geert ^a   Riksen, Michel ^a   Goossens, Dirk ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Degradation; Drylands; Erosion control; Natural vegetation; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035790003     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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