Effect of plot size on measured soil loss for two Italian experimental sites

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-27

  Bagarello, V ^a   Ferro, V ^a   Giordano, G ^a   Mannocchi, F ^b   Pampalone, V ^a   Todisco, F ^b   Vergni, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY;

EROSIVITY; LENGTH EFFECTS; LONG-TERM RESULTS; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SAMPLING SCHEMES; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SOIL LOSS; TEMPORAL SCALE;

SOILS;

EID: 78650226793     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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