Carbon loss by water erosion in drylands: Implications from a study of vegetation change in the south-west USA

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2212-2222

  Brazier, R E ^a   Turnbull, L ^b   Wainwright, J ^b   Bol, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Agrosphere Institute (IBG 3)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon; Ecotone; Run off; Soil carbon; Soil erosion; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ECOTONE; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; VEGETATION CHANGE;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; SOILS;

VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOTONE; FLASH FLOOD; HETEROGENEITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER; WATER EROSION;

CHIHUAHUA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84892434156     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9741     Document Type: Article

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