Measured sediment yield rates from semiarid rangeland watersheds

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-62

  Nichols, M H ^a  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ponds; Sediment measurement; Soil erosion; Southeastern Arizona; Watershed runoff

Indexed keywords

RANGELAND; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WALNUT GULCH;

JUGLANS;

EID: 31744439186     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-075R1.1     Document Type: Article

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