The influence of catchment morphology, lithology and land use on soil organic carbon export in a Mediterranean mountain region

Catena

Volumn 126, Issue , 2015, Pages 117-125

  Nadeu, Elisabet ^a   Quiñonero Rubio, Juan M ^b   de Vente, Joris ^a   Boix Fayos, Carolina ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enrichment ratio; Geomorphology; Land use; Soil erosion; Soil organic carbon; Topography

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE; ENRICHMENT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; LAND USE; LITHOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 84918575989     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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