Argillipedoturbation and the development of rock fragment covers on vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands;L'Argillipédoturbation et le deloppement de la couverture pierreuse des vertisols sur les hauts plateaux Éthiopiens

BELGEO

Volumn , Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-194

  Nyssen, Jan ^a,b   Moeyersons, Jan ^c   Poesen, Jean ^a   Haile, Mitiku ^b   Deckers, Jozef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Argillipedoturbation; Ethiopia; Polygonal structures; Rock fragment cover; Vertisols

Indexed keywords

SOIL EROSION; SOIL STRUCTURE; UPLAND REGION; VERTISOL;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0141994474     PISSN: 13772368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/belgeo.16184     Document Type: Article

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