Factors related to gully erosion in woody encroachment in south-eastern Australia

Catena

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 148-157

  Muñoz Robles, Carlos ^a   Reid, Nick ^a   Frazier, Paul ^b   Tighe, Matthew ^a   Briggs, Sue V ^c   Wilson, Brian ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Eco Logical Australia   (Australia)

^c NSW Department of Environment   (Australia)

^d NSW Department of Environment Climate Change and Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ground cover; Gully activity; Roads; Slope; Sub catchment area; Topographic threshold

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; GULLY EROSION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ROAD; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77957312273     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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