Sediment retention by a stiff grass hedge under subcritical flow conditions

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1516-1523

  Hussein, J ^a   Ghadiri, H ^a   Yu, B ^a   Rose, C ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; RAIN; SOIL SURVEYS; VEGETATION;

FLOW RETARDATION; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT TRAPPING EFFICIENCY;

SEDIMENTS;

HYDROLOGY; RAIN; SEDIMENTS; SOIL SURVEYS; VEGETATION;

DEPOSITION; FERRALSOL; GRASS; OUTFLOW; PODZOL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL TYPE;

VETIVERIA;

EID: 36749000025     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0276     Document Type: Article

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