Dynamics and hotspots of soil erosion and management scenarios of the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-99

  Meshesha, Derege Tsegaye ^a   Tsunekawa, Atsushi ^a   Tsubo, Mitsuru ^a   Haregeweyn, Nigussie ^a,b  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Environmental rehabilitation; Ethiopia; Land degradation; Soil conservation; Soil erosion; USLE model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859514165     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(12)60018-3     Document Type: Article

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