Effects of rock fragment cover on hydrological response and soil loss from Regosols in a semi-humid environment in South-West China

Geomorphology

Volumn 151-152, Issue , 2012, Pages 234-242

  Wang, Xiaoyan ^a   Li, Zhaoxia ^a   Cai, Chongfa ^a   Shi, Zhihua ^a   Xu, Qinxue ^a,b   Fu, Zhiyong ^a   Guo, Zhonglu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Rainwater distribution; Sediment concentration; Soil loss ratio; Subsurface runoff; Surface runoff; Three Gorge Reservoir Area

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION; LITHIC FRAGMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; REGOSOL; RUNOFF;

CHINA; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR;

EID: 84862793394     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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