Effects of vegetation cover and slope on soil erosion in the Eastern Chinese Loess Plateau under different rainfall regimes

Soil erosion is a critical environmental problem of the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). The effects of vegetation cover on soil erosion reduction under different rainfall types are not well understood especially in the eastern Chinese Loess Plateau (ECLP). In this study, we monitored runoff and sedimen...

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Main Authors: Congjian Sun, Huixin Hou, Wei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11226.pdf