Prediction of surface soil loss on slopes afforested with Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa Endl.): Examination of availability of several features of forest floor for assessing intensity of soil erosion

Nihon Ringakkai Shi/Journal of the Japanese Forestry Society

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-213

  Tsukamoto, J ^a   Kajihara, N ^b   Nyuuta, S ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kochi Pref Forest Exp Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chamaecyparis obtusa; features of the ground surface; impact of rain drops; soil erosion; undergrowth coverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346396357     PISSN: 0021485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Tsukamoto, J. (1991) Downhill movement of litter and its implication for ecological studies in three types of forest in Japan. Ecol. Res. 6: 333-345.
2. Tsukamoto, J. (1993) Movement of soil and litter down slopes in three types of forest (II) movement of gravel in comparison with movement of soil. J. Jpn. For. Soc. 75: 440-444.