Factors affecting landslides occurrence in agro-ecological zones in the Merek catchment, Iran

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1072-1082

  Heshmati, M ^a   Arifin, A ^a   Shamshuddin, J ^a   Majid, N M ^a   Ghaituri, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Erosion; Geology; Marl; Piping; Smectite

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CRACK PROPAGATION; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST COVER; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; LANDSLIDE; LIMESTONE; MARL; MOUNTAIN REGION; OVERGRAZING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PIPING; SANDSTONE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHALE; SMECTITE; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL EROSION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

IRAN; KERMANSHAH; MEREK BASIN;

EID: 79961000307     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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