Afforestation by slope terracing accelerates erosion. A case study in the Barranco de Barcedana (Conca de Tremp, NE Spain)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-18

  Linares, R ^a   Rosell, J ^b   Palli L ^a   Roque C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Badlands; Landslides; Piping; Slope terracing; Spain; Swelling and dispersive behaviour

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; DAMS; EROSION; HYDROLOGY; MORPHOLOGY;

SLOPE TERRACING;

REFORESTATION;

AFFORESTATION; EROSION; LANDSLIDE; SLOPE; TERRACING;

ANATOMY; CLAY; DAMS; EROSION; HYDROLOGY; REFORESTATION;

SPAIN;

EID: 0347927566     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0527-x     Document Type: Article

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