Have conservation measures improved yellow river health?

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Zhao, Guangju ^a   Mu, Xingmin ^a   Tian, Peng ^a   Jiao, Juying ^a   Wang, Fei ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; FLOODING; GULLY EROSION; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CHINA; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 84890263246     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.68.6.159A     Document Type: Review

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