Soil erosion in the Swiss midlands: Results of a 10-year field survey

Geomorphology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 32-41

  Prasuhn, Volker ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Field assessment; Long term monitoring; Mapping; Off site damage; Rill erosion; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; MAPPING; MONITORING; RILL; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 78650874237     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.10.023     Document Type: Article

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