A strategy for fine sediment retention with bioengineering works in eroded marly catchments in a mountainous mediterranean climate (Southern Alps, France)

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-216

  Rey, Freddy ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Erosion; Gully; Mediterranean; Mountain; Sediment; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; BIOENGINEERING TECHNIQUES; FINE SEDIMENTS; GULLY; HIGH YIELD; MEDITERRANEAN; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE ECOSYSTEMS; MOUNTAIN; ON CURRENTS; RESERVOIR SILTING;

CLIMATOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VEGETATION;

CATCHMENTS;

BIOENGINEERING; CATCHMENT; GULLY EROSION; MARL; MOUNTAIN REGION; RETENTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP; SILTATION; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68649115082     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.905     Document Type: Article

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