Prediction of soil erosion in a Lake Victoria basin catchment using a GIS-based Universal Soil Loss model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 883-894

  Lufafa, A ^a   Tenywa, M M ^a   Isabirye, M ^b   Majaliwa, M J G ^a   Woomer, P L ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c Forum for Organ Resource Management   (Kenya)

Author keywords

East Africa; Soil conservation; Uganda; Universal Soil Loss Equation

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; FORECASTING METHOD; GIS; SOIL EROSION; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION;

UGANDA;

CYPERUS PAPYRUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0037417457     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00012-4     Document Type: Article

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