Wind erosion in the central Ebro Basin under changing land use management. Field experiments with a portable wind tunnel

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 996-1004

  Fister, W ^a   Ries, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal trampling; Extensification; Physical soil crusts; Tillage simulation; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIARID REGION; SIMULATION; SOIL CRUST; TILLAGE; TRAMPLING; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL;

EBRO BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67650713569     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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