Soil erosion risk mapping with new datasets: An improved identification and prioritisation of high erosion risk areas

Catena

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 191-205

  Nigel, Rody ^a   Rughooputh, Soonil D D V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Basin; Priority action areas; Risk mapping; Soil erosion; Subbasin

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COAST; CULTIVATION; DATA SET; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAPPING METHOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARSH; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRIORITIZATION; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 77955306121     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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