Influence of cohesive and disruptive forces on strength and erodibility of tropical soils

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 133, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-48

  Wuddivira, Mark Nakka ^a   Stone, Reynold Joe ^a   Ekwue, Edwin Ikenna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Disruptive forces; Erodibility; Humid tropical soils; Intense tropical rainfall; Shear strength; Soil binding factors

Indexed keywords

BINDING FACTORS; DISRUPTIVE FORCES; ERODIBILITY; TROPICAL RAINFALL; TROPICAL SOILS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CLAY; DEFORESTATION; EROSION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SHEAR STRENGTH; TROPICS; WETTING;

RAIN;

CLAY SOIL; COHESIVE SOIL; DEFORESTATION; ERODIBILITY; LAND DEGRADATION; RAINFALL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE; TROPICAL SOIL;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 84879697773     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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