Soil conservation planning at the small watershed level using RUSLE with GIS: A case study in the Three Gorge Area of China

Catena

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-48

  Shi, Z H ^a   Cai, C F ^a   Ding, S W ^a   Wang, T W ^a   Chow, T L ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contour tillage; Crop rotation; Soil erosion; Soil loss; Terrace

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; TERRACE; TILLAGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; THREE GORGES;

EID: 0442283035     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(03)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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