Long-term erosion and surface roughness change of rain-forest terrain following selective logging, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

Catena

Volumn 68, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 109-123

  Clarke, M A ^a   Walsh, R P D ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Danum Valley; Erosion; Gullying; Selective logging; Surface roughness; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

GULLY EROSION; RAINFOREST; REGENERATION; REGROWTH; RILL; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SOIL EROSION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASIA; DANUM VALLEY; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33751233838     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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