USLE-Based Assessment of Soil Erosion by Water in the Nyabarongo River Catchment, Rwanda
Soil erosion has become a serious problem in recent decades due to unhalted trends of unsustainable land use practices. Assessment of soil erosion is a prominent tool in planning and conservation of soil and water resource ecosystems. The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) was applied to Nyabarongo...
Main Authors: | Fidele Karamage, Chi Zhang, Alphonse Kayiranga, Hua Shao, Xia Fang, Felix Ndayisaba, Lamek Nahayo, Christophe Mupenzi, Guangjin Tian |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/8/835 |
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