Effect of vegetation cover on the hydrology of reclaimed mining soils under Mediterranean-Continental climate

Catena

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-47

  Moreno de las Heras, M ^a   Merino Martin L ^a   Nicolau, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crust; Erosion; Restoration; Runoff; Seasonal variations; Simulated rainfall

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MINING; RECLAIMED LAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 60149092508     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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