Predicting road erosion rates in selectively logged tropical rain forests

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 279, 2003, Pages 199-205

  Douglas, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erosion; Roads; Stream sediment; Timber harvesting; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; RAIN; SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENT FLUX;

EROSION;

CATCHMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; RAINFOREST; REMOTE SENSING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 0842327748     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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