Effects of land clearing techniques and tillage systems on runoff and soil erosion in a tropical rain forest in Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2875-2880

  Ehigiator, O A ^a   Anyata, B U ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Erosion; Mechanized clearing; Runoff; Tillage; Traditional clearing

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; EROSION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATERSHEDS;

LAND CLEARING; MECHANIZED CLEARING; NIGERIA; RAIN FORESTS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL LOSS; TILLAGE METHODS; TILLAGE SYSTEM; TRADITIONAL CLEARING; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST;

TILLAGE;

RUNOFF;

DATA SET; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE; RAINFOREST; ROOT; RUNOFF; SECONDARY FOREST; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL QUALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TILLAGE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE; NIGERIA; RAIN FOREST; SOIL EROSION; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE; WATERSHED;

NIGERIA;

EID: 80052033439     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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