Evaluation of soil and water conservation measures in a semi-arid river basin in Tunisia using SWAT

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 539-549

  Abouabdillah, A ^a,b   White, M ^c   Arnold, J G ^c   De Girolamo, A M ^d   Oueslati, O ^d   Maataoui, A ^a   Lo Porto, A ^d  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE   (Morocco)

^b BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Hydrological changes; Semi arid region; Soil and water conservation works; SWAT model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919469093     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12146     Document Type: Article

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