The 137Cs technique applied to steep Mediterranean slopes (Part I): The effects of lithology, slope morphology and land use

Catena

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-34

  Schoorl, J M ^a   Boix Fayos, C ^b   De Meijer, R J ^c   Van Der Graaf, E R ^c   Veldkamp, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caesium 137; Land use; Parent material; Soil erosion; Statistical analysis; Tillage erosion

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; LAND USE; PARENT MATERIAL; SLOPE ANGLE; SOIL EROSION; WATER EROSION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 1942534215     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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