Effects of topsoil aggregate size on runoff and erosion at hillslope in red soils

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2516-2522

  Guo, Wei ^a   Shi, Zhi Hua ^a,b   Chen, Li Ding ^b   Li, Zhao Xia ^b   Yan, Feng Ling ^a   Cai, Chong Fa ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregate size; Reds soil; Runoff; Simulated rainfall; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349540463     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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