Microchannels affect runoff and sediment yield from a shortgrass prairie

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-528

  Koler, Selina A ^a   Frasier, G W ^b   Trlica, M J ^a   Reeder, J D ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channels; Erosion; Grassland; Rainfall simulation; Rills; Surface hydrology

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EROSION; GRASS; HYDROLOGY; RAINFALL; RANGELAND; RILL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; WATER FLOW;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; BUCHLOE DACTYLOIDES; UROCHLOA MUTICA;

EID: 61949275528     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-050.1     Document Type: Article

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