Impact of land use change and rainfall on sediment and carbon accumulation in a water reservoir of North Thailand

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 521-533

  Thothong, Warinya ^a   Huon, Sylvain ^a   Janeau, Jean Louis ^b   Boonsaner, Arthorn ^c   de Rouw, Anneke ^b   Planchon, Olivier ^d   Bardoux, Gérard ^a   Parkpian, Preeda ^e  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS   (Thailand)

^d KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Annual crops; Deforestation; Lake organic matter; Soil erosion; Stable carbon isotopes; Suspended sediments; Tropical reservoir

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; IMPOUNDMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MAIZE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SILTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STREAMWATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; THAILAND;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952360771     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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