Empirical models for predicting the erosion-reducing effects of plant roots during concentrated flow erosion

Geomorphology

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 425-432

  De Baets, S ^a   Poesen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Concentrated flow erosion; Root density; Root diameter; Soil and flow conditions; Soil erodibility

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; DIAMETER; ERODIBILITY; EROSION RATE; EROSIVITY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL EROSION; TOPSOIL;

EID: 77952887877     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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