A case study of long-term field performance of check-dams in mitigation of soil erosion in Jiangjia stream, China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 897-911

  Zeng, Q L ^a   Yue, Z Q ^b   Yang, Z F ^a   Zhang, X J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Chinese Academy of Geosciences   (China)

Author keywords

Case studies; Check dam; Debris flow; Environmental management; Jiangjia stream; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CATCHMENTS; DAMS; DEBRIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SOILS; VEGETATION;

CASE-STUDIES; CHECK DAM; DEBRIS FLOWS; JIANGJIA STREAM; SOIL EROSION;

EROSION;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BANK EROSION; CATCHMENT; CHANNEL FLOW; DAM; DEBRIS FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SOIL EROSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70350018218     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1570-z     Document Type: Article

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