Effects of soil degradation and management practices on the surface water dynamics in the Talgua River Watershed in Honduras

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-381

  Hanson, D L ^a   Steenhuis, T S ^a   Walter, M F ^a   Boll, J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hillslope agriculture; Hillslope hydrology; Honduras; Land use conversion; Overland flow; Restrictive layers; Soil compaction; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPACTION; DEGRADATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; WATERSHEDS;

COFFEE SEEDS; MACROPORES; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL DEGRADATION;

SOILS;

HILLSLOPE; LAND USE; OVERLAND FLOW; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATERSHED;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS; OLANCHO; TALGUA RIVER;

EID: 4644299280     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.603     Document Type: Article

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