Soil degradation in Central Spain due to sheet water erosion by low-intensity rainfall events

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 414-423

  Marques, Maria Jose ^a   Bienes, R ^a,b   Perez Rodriguez R ^a   Jimenez L ^a,c  

^a IMIDRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Erosion; Gypsiferous soil; Organic matter; Rainfall intensity; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WEATHERING;

SOIL DEGRADATION; VEGETATIVE COVER;

EROSION;

EROSION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WEATHERING;

EROSIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RUNOFF; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL SURFACE; VEGETATION COVER; WATER EROSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MADRID [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 41549147799     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1564     Document Type: Article

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