Farmland degradation in the mountains of Nepal: A study of watersheds 'with' and 'without' external intervention

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 479-493

  Thapa, G B ^a   Paudel, G S ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Land degradation; Landslide; Soil erosion; Soil nutrients; Watershed

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EROSION; LANDSLIDES; WATERSHEDS;

FARMLANDS; LAND DEGRADATION;

FARMS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION PLANNING; LAND DEGRADATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

NEPAL;

EID: 0036871716     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.536     Document Type: Article

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