Journal article
The role of vegetation in the retardation of rill erosion
Abstract
Large rills with catchment areas measuring tens to hundreds of square metres pose serious soil erosion problems to South China, after deforestation has exposed the deeply weathered granitic slopes to the impacts of tropical rainstorms. Runoff and sediment discharges of rills respond rapidly to rainfall, but compared with bare rills, vegetated rills show considerably lower amounts of flow and sediment yield from unit rainfall input. Rainfall …
Authors
Woo M-K; Fang G; diCenzo PD
Journal
Catena, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 145–159
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 1997
DOI
10.1016/s0341-8162(96)00052-5
ISSN
0341-8162