Land use, soil erosion, and sediment yield at Pinto Lake, California: Comparison of a simplified USLE model with the lake sediment record

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-212

  Boyle, John F ^a   Plater, Andy J ^a   Mayers, Claire ^a   Turner, Simon D ^b   Stroud, Rob W ^c   Weber, Jerry E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake sediment; Land use; Sediment yield; Soil erosion; USLE

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HILLSLOPE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAND USE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION; TURBIDITY;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA CRUZ [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251630304     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9491-8     Document Type: Article

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