Changing sediment yield and sediment dynamics in the karoo uplands, south africa; post-european impacts

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 508-522

  Foster, I D L ^a,b   Rowntree, K M ^b   Boardman, J ^c,d   Mighall, T M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment connectivity; Karoo; Land use change; Sediment sources; Sediment yield; Weather and climate

Indexed keywords

KAROO; LAND-USE CHANGE; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SEDIMENT YIELDS; WEATHER AND CLIMATE;

DIGITAL STORAGE; DYNAMICS; LANDFORMS; ROADS AND STREETS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

CATCHMENTS;

BADLANDS; CATCHMENT; CULTIVATION; LAND USE CHANGE; ROAD; SEDIMENT YIELD; UPLAND REGION;

EASTERN CAPE; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84870864167     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2180     Document Type: Article

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