Expected climate change impacts on soil erosion rates: A review

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-50

  Nearing, M A ^a   Pruski, F F ^b   O'Neal, M R ^c  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL SOIL EROSION RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Runoff; Sediment; Soil erosion; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EROSION RATE; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742319939     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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