Plant cover helps control rangeland soil erosion
Authors
John BlackardGordon L. Huntington
Michael J. Singer
Authors Affiliations
John Blackard is a post graduate researcher, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, Davis; Gordon L. Hunlington is Specialist and Lecturer, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, Davis; Michael J. Singer is Associate Professor of Soil Science, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 34(10):8-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v034n10p8. October 1980.
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Abstract
Range management to ensure adequate plant cover during the rainy season can prevent large erosion losses of foothill soils.
Blackard J, Huntington G, Singer M. 1980. Plant cover helps control rangeland soil erosion. Hilgardia 34(10):8-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v034n10p8
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