Effect of land management on runoff and soil losses from two small watersheds in St Lucia

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-72

  Cox, C A ^a   Sarangi, Arjamadutta ^b   Madramootoo, C A ^c  

^a Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries   (Saint Lucia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural watershed; Forest watershed; Hydrology; Runoff; Soil loss; St Lucia (W. Indies); Storm energy; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

EROSION; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHED; FOREST WATERSHED; SOIL LOSS; STORM ENERGY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

LAND USE;

LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; SAINT LUCIA; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 32544443292     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.694     Document Type: Article

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