Runoff water quality and vegetative establishment for groundcovers on steep slopes

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-141

  Babcock, D L ^a   McLaughlin, R A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Excelsior; Ground cover; Polyacrylamide; Straw

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; EROSION CONTROL; GROUND COVER; MULCH; POLYMER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RUNOFF; SITE PREPARATION; TURBIDITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84861024126     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.66.2.132     Document Type: Article

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