Erosion and nutrient loss on sloping land under intense cultivation in Southern Vietnam

Geographical Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-16

  Van De, Nguyen ^a   Douglas, Ian ^b   Mcmorrow, Julia ^b   Lindley, Sarah ^b   Thuy Binh, Dao Kim Nguyen ^a   Van, Tran Thi ^c   Thanh, Le Huu ^d   Tho, Nguyen ^a  

^a Sub Institute of Geography Vietnamese Academy and Technology   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Catchment; Erosion bridge; GIS; Ground cover; Remote sensing; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CULTIVATION; GIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT LOSS; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL EROSION; SOIL SURFACE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HO CHI MINH CITY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; RATTUS;

EID: 38949123215     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2007.00487.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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