Soil erosion in the humid tropics: A systematic quantitative review

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 203, Issue , 2015, Pages 127-139

  Labrière, Nicolas ^a,b   Locatelli, Bruno ^a,c   Laumonier, Yves ^a,c   Freycon, Vincent ^a   Bernoux, Martial ^d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Land use; Land use type; Landscape; Management practices; Quantitative analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HUMID TROPICS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; POLICY MAKING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 84922708857     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.01.027     Document Type: Article

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