Adapting the RUSLE and GIS to model soil erosion risk in a mountains karst watershed, Guizhou Province, China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 141, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 275-286

  Xu, Yue Qing ^a   Shao, Xiao Mei ^a   Kong, Xiang Bin ^b   Jian, Peng ^c   Cai, Yun Long ^d  

^a Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; GIS; Guizhou Province; Mountains karst watershed; RUSLE; Soil erosion risk

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; MAPS; SOILS;

MOUNTAINS KARST WATERSHED; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; SOIL EROSION;

WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EROSION CONTROL; ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; KARST; MODELING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PROCESS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

CHINA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU;

EID: 43249097289     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9894-9     Document Type: Article

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