Agricultural land is the main source of stream sediments after conversion of an African montane forest

In many parts of Africa, soil erosion is an important problem, which is evident from high sediment yields in tropical montane streams. Previous studies in Kenya pointed to a large contribution from catchments cultivated by smallholder farmers. This led to the hypothesis that unpaved tracks and gulli...

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Autores principales: Stenfert Kroese, Jaqueline, Batista, Pedro V. G., Jacobs, Suzanne R., Breuer, Lutz, Quinton, John N., Rufino, Mariana C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7481190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32908233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71924-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7481190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32908233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71924-9

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