Dendrogeomorphology in badlands: Methods, case studies and prospects

Catena

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-122

  Ballesteros Canovas J A ^a   Bodoque, J M ^b   Lucia A ^c   Martin Duque J F ^c   Diez Herrero A ^a   Ruiz Villanueva, V ^a   Rubiales, J M ^d   Genova, M ^e  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^d Technical University of Madrid   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Badlands; Dendrogeomorphology; Gully erosion; Sheet erosion; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

BADLANDS; EROSION CONTROL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GULLY EROSION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; TREE RING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 84875834450     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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