Plant-compositional effects on surface runoff and sediment yield in subalpine grassland

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 777-788

  Merz, Andreas ^a   Alewell, Christine ^a   Hiltbrunner, Erika ^a   Bänninger, Dominik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Infiltration; Land use; Rain simulation; Soil erosion; Swiss Alps

Indexed keywords

EID: 72649088846     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200800231     Document Type: Article

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