Tracing eroded soil in a burnt water supply catchment, Sydney, Australia: Linking magnetic enhancement to soil water repellency

Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments: Measurement, Modelling and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 62-69

  Blake, W H ^a   Doerr, S H ^b   Shakesby, R A ^b   Wallbrink, P J ^c   Humphreys, G S ^d   Chafer, C J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Sydney Catchment Authority   (Australia)

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