The value of the reservoir services gained with soil conservation

Land Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-301

  Hansen, LeRoy ^a   Hellerstein, Daniel ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESERVOIR; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34648855446     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.83.3.285     Document Type: Article

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