Topographical thresholds for ephemeral gully initiation in intensively cultivated areas of the Mediterranean

Ephemeral gullying is an important erosion process in Mediterranean areas suffering from land degradation because of increased drought and human impact. An ephemeral gully is formed when a hydraulic threshold for incision into a resistant soil surface is exceeded. The flow intensity at the soil surf...

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Main Author: Vandekerckhove, L. (author)
Other Authors: Oostwoud-Wijdenes, D. (author), Figueiredo, Tomás de (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Gully
Slope gradient
Drainage area
Rock fragments
Tillage direction
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6488
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/6488

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