The role of land use-land cover on runoff generation and sediment yield at a microplot scale, in a small Mediterranean catchment

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-256

  Dunjó, Gemma ^a   Pardini, Giovanni ^a   Gispert, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Farmland set aside; Land use land cover; Mediterranean; Microplot scale; Runoff; Sediment yield; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; LAND USE; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 1542380931     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00097-1     Document Type: Article

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