Nebkha dunes in the Molopo Basin, south Africa and Botswana: Formation controls and their validity as indicators of soil degradation

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 413-428

  Dougill, A J ^a   Thomas, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Molopo Basin; Nebkha; Soil degradation; Southern Africa; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

DUNE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL DEGRADATION; WIND EROSION;

BOTSWANA; MOLOPO BASIN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036492415     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0909     Document Type: Article

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