Valuation and assessment of soil erosion costs

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 209-216

  Telles, Tiago Santos ^a   Dechen, Sonia Carmela Falci ^b   de Souza, Luiz Gustavo Antonio ^c   Guimarães, Maria de Fátima ^d  

^a INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b AGÊNCIA PAULISTA DE TECNOLOGIA DOS AGRONEGÓCIOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Soil conservation; Soil degradation; Soil loss; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877991224     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162013000300010     Document Type: Article

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