Soil erosion under teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) plantations: General patterns, assumptions and controversies

Catena

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 236-242

  Fernandez Moya J ^a,b   Alvarado, A ^b   Forsythe, W ^b   Ramirez L ^c   Algeet Abarquero, N ^a,b   Marchamalo Sacristan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^c Instituto de Tecnologi a Agropecuaria Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderi a de Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Costa Rica; Erosion pins; Forest plantations; Forest soils; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

ALFISOL; DICOTYLEDON; EROSION RATE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL EROSION;

COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 84907198994     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.08.010     Document Type: Article

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