Erosion modelling approach to simulate the effect of land management options on soil loss by considering catenary soil development and farmers perception

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 623-635

  Brunner, A C ^a   Park, S J ^b   Ruecker, G R ^c   Vlek, P L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catena; Farmers perception; Site specific land management; Soil erosion modelling; Uganda; WEPP model

Indexed keywords

CATENA; FARMERS PERCEPTION; SITE-SPECIFIC LAND MANAGEMENT; SOIL EROSION MODELLING; UGANDA; WEPP-MODEL;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

EROSION;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; HILLSLOPE; LAND MANAGEMENT; MODELING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; WATER EROSION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 66549115699     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.865     Document Type: Article

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